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anililagnia

/əˌnɪ.ləˈlæɡ.niə/

anililagnia noun: an attraction to women much older than oneself.

Noun

anililagnia (uncountable)

  1. An attraction to women much older than oneself
    • [M]y anililagnia is not all pragmatism and no passion. Rather, I have found that only a woman who has had many lovers can appreciate a truly exceptional one.2010, Alisdair Macdowell, Anililagnia, or, the Age Question Part II, The Rakish Life

Origin of anililagnia

From anile + -lagnia.

Questions about anililagnia

What does anililagnia mean?
Anililagnia means an attraction to women much older than oneself.
What part of speech is anililagnia?
Anililagnia is a noun.
How do you pronounce anililagnia?
Anililagnia is pronounced /əˌnɪ.ləˈlæɡ.niə/ (UK).

Words near anililagnia in the dictionary

  1. anilides
  2. anilido
  3. anilids
  4. aniliid
  5. aniliids
  6. anililagnia
  7. anilin
  8. anilinction
  9. anilinctus
  10. aniline
  11. aniline green

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