anal

Meanings

Plural: anals

Adjective

of or related to the anus
- "anal thermometer"
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.

Adj

Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
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.
Of tasks, questions, subject matter, etc., obsessively fussy or precise.
Proximate to the thorax.

Noun

Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
Anal sex.

Verb

To penetrate anally.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānālis. By surface analysis, anus + -al.
Psychological sense shortened from anal-retentive.

Synonyms

anal retentive, anal-retentive, fussy, pernickety, picky

Antonyms

oral

Scrabble Score: 4

anal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
anal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
anal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

anal is a valid Words With Friends word