anal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˈeɪ̯nəl] ~ [ˈeɪ̯nl̩]
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈeɪ̯nəl/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ānālis. By surface analysis, anus + -al. Psychological sense shortened from anal-retentive.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
anal thermometer
anal sex
an anal examination
- Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
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(also, informal, mildly, vulgar) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy (usually in an egosyntonic way), supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
Please don't touch his furniture, as he can get very anal about things like that.
He was a model of anal defensiveness: fastidious in his dress and appearance, a collector and putter of things in order, a classifier and labeler.
1995, Leonard Shengold, Delusions of Everyday Life, page 39:
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(informal, vulgar) Of tasks, questions, subject matter, etc., obsessively fussy or precise.
This questionnaire goes into the most ridiculous amount of detail. It's totally anal.
- Of a vein, proximate to the thorax.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most anal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more anal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
paranal · preanal · endoanal · anal sex · anal retentive · anal-sadistic · perianal · anal fissure · ileoanal · anal cleft · ischioanal · transanal · anal-erotic · coloanal · oroanal · analward · rectoanal · genitoanal · anal vein · anality · postanal · anal-retentive · puboanal · anal plug · vesicoanal · suranal · analize · circumanal · anally · anal fin · anal sac · anilingus · anal expulsive · anal glaucoma · anal vore · pre-anal · anal gland · anal pore · subanal · anal sphincter · anal sadism · anal intercourse · anal hook · anal beads · ventrianal · adanal · supraanal · anal-expulsive · abanal · anal-retentiveness · painal · anal fistula · anal sadist
Relateds
Synonyms
pernickety (compulsive and stubborn) · anal-retentive (compulsive and stubborn) · picky (compulsive and stubborn) · fussy (compulsive and stubborn)
Translations (73)
fi anaalinen (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · ga anasach (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · sv anala stadiet (of the stage in psychosexual development) · de spießig (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · de überkorrekt (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · sv anal (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · nl anaal (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · de eigen (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · sa भसद्य (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · hy հետանցքային (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · tl pampuwit (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · de zimperlich (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · es meticuloso (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · sv bajsnödig (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · de stur (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · cs anální (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · gl anal (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · es anal (of the stage in psychosexual development) · sv anala fasen (of the stage in psychosexual development) · et anaalne (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · pl pedantyczny (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · es anal (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · ga tóna (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · de kleinlich (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · fi anaalinen (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · tr anal (of the stage in psychosexual development) · pl odbytowy (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · fa مقعدی (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · it anale (of the stage in psychosexual development) · pl odbytniczy (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · ckb کۆمی (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · ur گدا (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · lv anāls (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · pt anal (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · pt anal (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · eo anusa (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · be ана́льны (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · lt analinis (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · ca anal (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · pt anal (of the stage in psychosexual development) · de heikel (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · ca anal (of the stage in psychosexual development) · fr anal (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · pl odbytnicowy (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · de anal (of the stage in psychosexual development) · tr anal (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · id anal (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · fi anaalinen (of the stage in psychosexual development) · hi गुदा (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · de zwanghaft (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · bg ана́лен (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · de übergenau (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · ru ана́льный (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · ar شَرَجِيّ (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · sgs analėnės (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · ru буквое́д (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · sl analen (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · de etepetete (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · de anal (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · hy սրբանային (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · cmn 吹毛求疵的 (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · fr anal (of the stage in psychosexual development) · cmn 肛門 /肛门 (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · ja 肛門 (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · es fastidioso (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · ja 尻 (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · de pingelig (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · it anale (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · pl analny (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · uk ана́льний (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) · de pedantisch (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · lt smulkmeniškas (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) · el πρωκτικός (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus)