What does ANIL mean?

Definitions for ANIL
ˈæn lanil

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. anil, indigo, indigotinnoun

    a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically

  2. anil, Indigofera suffruticosa, Indigofera anilnoun

    shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye

Wiktionary

  1. anilnoun

    The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.

  2. anilnoun

    Any imine in which the N-radical is a phenyl (or substituted phenyl) group.

  3. Etymology: From anil, anil.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Anilnoun

    The shrub from whose leaves and stalks indigo is prepared.

ChatGPT

  1. anil

    Anil is a term that can have different meanings based on context. 1) In a chemistry context: Anil refers to a colorless oily liquid compound, C6H5NH2, derived from nitrogen and benzene, used in manufacturing dyes and drugs. 2) In a cultural context: Anil is a commonly used first name in India, Sri Lanka, and Turkey. In Indian languages, it means 'air' or 'wind'. 3) In a spiritual or mythological context: In some cultures, particularly in certain Latin American cultures, Anil is thought to ward off the evil eye and is used in rituals and spells.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Anilnoun

    a West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye

  2. Etymology: [F. anil, Sp. anl, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar. an-nl, for al-nl the indigo plant, fr. Skr. nla dark blue, nl indigo, indigo plant. Cf. Lilac.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Anil

    an′il, n. a plant from whose leaves and stalks indigo is made. [Sp. anil; Ar. an-nil for al-nil, the indigo plant.]

Editors Contribution

  1. anil

    Anil (Sanskrit: अनिल) is an Indian masculine given name originating in the name of the Vedic deity Anila. ... It means wind in the Sanskrit language.


    Submitted by anonymous on March 18, 2021  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ANIL

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Anil is ranked #67126 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Anil surname appeared 294 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Anil.

    73.1% or 215 total occurrences were Asian.
    14.2% or 42 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    7.1% or 21 total occurrences were White.
    2.3% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Anagrams for ANIL »

  1. INLA

  2. lain

  3. Lani

  4. Lina

  5. nail

  6. alin

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ANIL in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ANIL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ANIL in a Sentence

  1. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta:

    After all Vice Chairman Anil Ambani's India's richest man, Vice Chairman Anil Ambani has therefore the deepest pockets in this country, i can say without any risk of contradiction that Vice Chairman Anil Ambani has been supported by a favorable political dispensation and a regulatory regime.

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