a. [ L. anilis, fr. anus an old woman. ] Old-womanish; imbecile. “Anile ideas.” Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Anility. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It. campanile bell tower, steeple, fr. It. & LL. campana bell. ] (Arch.) A bell tower, esp. one built separate from a church. [ 1913 Webster ]

Many of the campaniles of Italy are lofty and magnificent structures. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. juvenilis, from juvenis young; akin to E. young: cf. F. juvénile, juvénil. See Young. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance. “A juvenile exercitation.” Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.

3. Characteristic of children; immature; childish; puerile; infantile; as, a juvenile temper tantrum. [ PJC ]

Syn. -- Puerile; boyish; childish. See Youthful. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly. C. Bronté. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A child or person of minor age who commits acts which would be considered criminal if performed by an adult, such as theft, vandalism, or violence; especially, one who habitually acts in such an antisocial manner and cannot be controlled by parents. Abbreviated JD. [ PJC ]

(Zo/'94l.) n. A hormone secreted by insects which inhibits the molting of an insect from its juvenile into its adult form; also, substances having similar activity, but produced by plants. [ PJC ]

n. The state or quality of being juvenile; juvenility. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Nilus, Gr. Nei^los. ] The great river of Egypt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nile bird. (Zool.) (a) The wryneck. [ Prov. Eng. ] (b) The crocodile bird. --
Nile goose (Zool.), the Egyptian goose. See Note under Goose, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Penny. ] Destitute of money; impecunious; poor. -- Pen"ni*less*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. senilis, from senex, gen. senis, old, an old man: cf. F. sénile. See Senior. ] Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness. “Senile maturity of judgment.” Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Senile gangrene (Med.), a form of gangrene occuring particularly in old people, and caused usually by insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls of the smaller arteries. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. vernilis servile. See Vernacular. ] Suiting a slave; servile; obsequious. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The example . . . of vernile scurrility. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]