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anality

anality noun: the state of being anal.

Noun

anality (countable and uncountable, plural analities)

  1. The state of being anal.
    • If the relationship between Protestantism and repressed anality is so close, then anality loosed from repression can be powerful to the point of political […]1980, Arthur Asa Berger, Film in Society, page 133
    • It is important to note that not only anality, but also orality, causes pleasure […]1994, Arleen B. Dallery, Transitions in Continental Philosophy, page 93

Forms of anality

pluralanalities

Origin of anality

From anal + -ity.

Questions about anality

What does anality mean?
Anality means the state of being anal.
What part of speech is anality?
Anality is a noun.
What is the plural of anality?
The plural of anality is analities.

Words near anality in the dictionary

  1. Analia
  2. analing
  3. analingus
  4. analise
  5. analities
  6. anality
  7. analize
  8. analized
  9. analizes
  10. analizing
  11. anallactic

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