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Today’s pangrams are ATTAINABILITY, BANALITY, and INABILITY.
ATTAINABILITY is defined as the state of being achievable.
BANALITY is defined as a trite or obvious remark.
INABILITY is defined as lacking the power to perform. It is also defined as lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something.
ANAL is defined as 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.. It is also defined as of or related to the anus.
The word ANALLY has no known definition.
The word ANNAL has no known definition.
ANTI is defined as a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.). It is also defined as not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.).
ATTAIN is defined as reach a point in time, or a certain state or level. It is also defined as find unexpectedly. It is also defined as to gain with effort. It is also defined as reach a destination, either real or abstract.
BANAL is defined as repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
The word BANALLY has no known definition.
BANANA is defined as any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits. It is also defined as elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh.
BANYAN is defined as a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India. It is also defined as East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks.
BLATANT is defined as without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious. It is also defined as conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry.
BLATANTLY is defined as in a blatant manner.
The word BLIN has no known definition.
BLINI is defined as Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream.
INANITY is defined as total lack of meaning or ideas.
INITIAL is defined as mark with one’s initials. It is also defined as occurring at the beginning. It is also defined as the first letter of a word (especially a person’s name).
INITIALLY is defined as at the beginning.
INLAY is defined as a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface. It is also defined as decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal. It is also defined as (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place.
The word LAIN has no known definition.
LANAI is defined as an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area. It is also defined as a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room.
LANTANA is defined as a flowering shrub.
LINT is defined as cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds. It is also defined as fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers.
The word LINTY has no known definition.
LITANY is defined as any long and tedious address or recital. It is also defined as a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation.
NAAN is defined as leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop.
NAIL is defined as hit hard. It is also defined as take into custody. It is also defined as complete a pass. It is also defined as locate exactly. It is also defined as succeed at easily. It is also defined as succeed in obtaining a position. It is also defined as a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard. It is also defined as a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener. It is also defined as attach something somewhere by means of nails. It is also defined as horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
The word NANA has no known definition.
NANNY is defined as a woman who is the custodian of children. It is also defined as female goat.
NATAL is defined as a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean. It is also defined as a port city in northeastern Brazil. It is also defined as relating to or accompanying birth. It is also defined as of or relating to the buttocks.
NATALITY is defined as the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
The word NATANT has no known definition.
NATTILY is defined as in a natty manner; with smartness.
NATTY is defined as marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners.
NINNY is defined as a stupid foolish person.
TAINT is defined as the state of being contaminated. It is also defined as contaminate with a disease or microorganism. It is also defined as place under suspicion or cast doubt upon.
TANNIN is defined as any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine.
The word TINILY has no known definition.
TINNY is defined as of very poor quality; flimsy. It is also defined as thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance. It is also defined as of or containing tin.
TINT is defined as a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color. It is also defined as a dye for coloring the hair. It is also defined as a just detectable amount. It is also defined as color lightly.
TINY is defined as very small.
TITAN is defined as a person of exceptional importance and reputation. It is also defined as (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth). It is also defined as the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere.
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