Definitions for Anil

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Anil an·il

Spelling: [an-l]

IPA: /ˈæn l/

Anil is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 36 anagrams from letters in Anil (ailn).

Definitions for Anil

noun

1. a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
2. indigo; deep blue.

Origin of Anil

1575-85; Portuguese Arabic an-nīl, equivalent to al the + nīl indigo Sanskrit nīlī indigo (nīl(a) dark blue + -ī feminine noun suffix)

Examples for Anil

anil, an′il, n. a plant from whose leaves and stalks indigo is made.

Putting into Acapulco, they found a bark laden with cocoas and anil.

And there was in fact somebody who fainted—anil Kumar, a former McKinsey & Co. executive vice president.