anility

English

Etymology

From Latin anīlitās.

Noun

anility (countable and uncountable, plural anilities)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being anile.
    Synonym: cronehood
  2. (countable) An anile utterance; an old wives' tale.
    • 1819, The Edinburgh Monthly Review, volume 1, page 707:
      We are then told of the basilisk killing by staring, and of a mous running round a snake till it rushes into the jaws of death. After copying many such anilities, the author adds only, "but our readers will excuse our enlarging."

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