Antitypical An`ti·typ"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type. -- An`ti*typ"ic*al*ly , adverb

Antitypous An·tit"y·pous adjective [ Greek ....] Resisting blows; hard. [ Obsolete] Cudworth.

Antitypy An·tit"y·py noun [ Greek ....] Opposition or resistance of matter to force. [ R.] Sir W. Hamilton.

Antivaccination An`ti·vac`ci·na"tion noun Opposition to vaccination. London Times.

Antivaccinationist An`ti·vac`ci·na"tion·ist noun An antivaccinist.

Antivaccinist An`ti·vac"ci·nist noun One opposed to vaccination.

Antivariolous An`ti·va·ri"o·lous adjective Preventing the contagion of smallpox.

Antivenereal An`ti·ve·ne"re·al adjective Good against venereal poison; antisyphilitic.

Antivenin An`ti·ve"nin noun [ Written also antivenen , antivenine .] [ Prefix anti- + Latin venenum poison.] (Physiol. Chem.) The serum of blood rendered antitoxic to a venom by repeated injections of small doses of the venom.

Antivivisection An`ti·viv`i·sec"tion noun Opposition to vivisection.

Antivivisectionist An`ti·viv`i·sec"tion·ist noun One opposed to vivisection

Antizymic An`ti·zym"ic adjective Preventing fermentation.

Antizymotic An`ti·zy·mot"ic adjective (Medicine) Preventing fermentation or decomposition. -- noun An agent so used.

Antiæ An"ti·æ noun plural [ Latin , forelock.] (Zoology) The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points.

Antler Ant"ler noun [ Middle English auntelere , Old French antoillier , andoiller , endouiller , from French andouiller , from an assumed Late Latin antocularis , from Latin ante before + oculus eye. See Ocular .] (Zoology) The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag.

Huge stags with sixteen antlers .
Macaulay.

» The branch next to the head is called the brow antler , and the branch next above, the bez antler , or bay antler . The main stem is the beam , and the branches are often called tynes . Antlers are deciduous bony (not horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while growing. See Velvet .

Antler moth (Zoology) , a destructive European moth ( Cerapteryx graminis ), which devastates grass lands.

Antlered Ant"lered adjective Furnished with antlers.

The antlered stag.
Cowper.

Antlia Ant"li·a noun ; plural Antilæ [ Latin , a pump, Gr, ... hold of a ship] (Zoology) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See Lepidoptera .

Antonomasia An`to·no·ma"si·a noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to name instead; ... + ... to name, ... name.] (Rhet.) The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher ; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon , or an eminent orator a Cicero .

Antonomastic An`to·no·mas"tic adjective Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. -- An`to*no*mas"tic*al*ly adverb

Antonomasy An·ton"o·ma·sy noun Antonomasia.

Antonym An"to·nym noun [ Greek ... a word used in substitution for another; ... + ..., ..., a word.] A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym . [ R.] C. J. Smith.

Antorbital Ant·or"bit·al adjective [ Prefix anti- + orbital .] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated in, the region of the front of the orbit. -- noun The antorbital bone.

Antorgastic Ant`or·gas"tic adjective See Antiorgastic .

Antozone Ant·o"zone noun [ Prefix anti- + ozone .] (Chemistry) A compound formerly supposed to be modification of oxygen, but now known to be hydrogen dioxide; -- so called because apparently antagonistic to ozone, converting it into ordinary oxygen.

Antral An"tral adjective (Anat.) Relating to an antrum.

Antre An"tre noun [ French antre , Latin antrum , from Greek ....] A cavern. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Antrorse An·trorse" (ăn*trôrs") adjective [ From Latin ante + versun turned; apparently formed in imitation of retrorse .] (Botany) Forward or upward in direction. Gray.

Antrovert An`tro·vert" transitive verb To bend forward. [ R.] Owen.

Antrum An"trum noun ; plural Antra [ Latin , from Greek ....] A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus . Huxley.

Antrustion An·trus"tion noun [ French, from Late Latin antrustio .] A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises .

Antæan An·tæ"an adjective [ Greek ....] Pertaining to Antæus, a giant athlete slain by Hercules.

Anubis A·nu"bis noun [ Latin ] (Myth.) An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits, represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox.

Anura A·nu"ra (ȧ*nū"rȧ) noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek 'an priv. + o'yra` a tail.] (Zoology) One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [ Written also anoura .]

Anurous A·nu"rous adjective (Zoology) Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [ Also written anourous .]

Anury An"u·ry noun [ Greek 'an priv. + o'y^ron urine.] (Medicine) Nonsecretion or defective secretion of urine; ischury.

Anus A"nus noun [ Latin , probably for asnus : confer Greek ... to sit, Sanskrit ās .] (Anat.) The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled.

Anvil An"vil noun [ Middle English anvelt , anfelt , anefelt , Anglo-Saxon anfilt , onfilt ; of uncertain origin; confer Old High German anafalz , Dutch aanbeld .] 1. An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.

2. Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. Specifically (Anat.) , the incus. See Incus .

To be on the anvil , to be in a state of discussion, formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is forming, but not matured. Swift.

Anvil An"vil transitive verb To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled armor. Beau. & Fl.

Anxietude Anx·i"e·tude noun [ Latin anxietudo .] The state of being anxious; anxiety. [ R.]

Anxiety Anx·i"e·ty noun ; plural Anxieties [ Latin anxietas , from anxius : confer French anxiété . See Anxious .] 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.

2. Eager desire. J. D. Forbes

3. (Medicine) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium. Dunglison.

Syn. -- Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity; disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension; restlessness. See Care .

Anxious Anx"ious (ănk"shŭs) adjective [ Latin anxius , from angere to cause pain, choke; akin to Greek 'a`gchein to choke. See Anger .] 1. Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.

2. Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.

The sweet of life, from which
God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares.
Milton.

3. Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.

He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform.
Macaulay.

Anxious is followed by for , about , concerning , etc., before the object of solicitude.

Syn. -- Solicitous; careful; uneasy; unquiet; restless; concerned; disturbed; watchful.

Anxiously Anx"ious·ly adverb In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.

Anxiousness Anx"ious·ness noun The quality of being anxious; great solicitude; anxiety.

Any A"ny adjective & pron. [ Middle English æniʒ , æni , eni , ani , oni , Anglo-Saxon ǣnig , from ān one. It is akin to Old Saxon ēnig , Old High German einic , German einig , Dutch eenig . See One .] 1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be.

» Any is often used in denying or asserting without limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at any time; I ask any one to answer my question.

No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son.
Matt. xi. 27.

2. Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it? "Who will show us any good?" Ps. iv. 6.

It is often used, either in the singular or the plural, as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood; anybody; anyone; ( plural ) any persons.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, . . . and it shall be given him.
Jas. i. 5.

That if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
Acts ix. 2.

At any rate , In any case , whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow.

Any A"ny adverb To any extent; in any degree; at all.

You are not to go loose any longer.
Shak.

Before you go any farther.
Steele.

Anybody A"ny·bod·y noun 1. Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.

His Majesty could not keep any secret from anybody .
Macaulay.

2. A person of consideration or standing. [ Colloq.]

All the men belonged exclusively to the mechanical and shopkeeping classes, and there was not a single banker or anybody in the list.
Lond. Sat. Rev.

Anyhow A"ny·how` adverb In any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event.

Anyhow , it must be acknowledged to be not a simple selforiginated error.
J. H. Newman.

Anyhow , the languages of the two nations were closely allied.
E. A. Freeman.

Anyone A"ny·one noun One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody. [ Commonly written as two words.]

Anything A"ny·thing noun 1. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything .

Did you ever know of anything so unlucky?
A. Trollope.

They do not know that anything is amiss with them.
W. G. Sumner.

2. Expressing an indefinite comparison; -- with as or like . [ Colloq. or Lowx]

I fear your girl will grow as proud as anything .
Richardson.

» Any thing , written as two words, is now commonly used in contradistinction to any person or anybody . Formerly it was also separated when used in the wider sense. "Necessity drove them to undertake any thing and venture any thing ." De Foe.

Anything but , not at all or in any respect. "The battle was a rare one, and the victory anything but secure." Hawthorne. -- Anything like , in any respect; at all; as, I can not give anything like a fair sketch of his trials.

Anything A"ny·thing adverb In any measure; anywise; at all.

Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not . . . anything at all quailed.
Robynson (More's Utopia).

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