posterior
pronunciation
How to pronounce posterior in British English:
UK [pɒˈstɪəriə(r)]
How to pronounce posterior in American English:
US [pɑˈstɪriə]
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- Noun:
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
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- Adjective:
- at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates
Word Origin
- posterior (adj.)
- 1530s, "later," from Latin posterior "after, later, behind," comparative of posterus "coming after, subsequent," from post "after" (see post-). Meaning "situated behind" is from 1630s.
- posterior (n.)
- "buttocks," euphemistic, 1610s, from posterior (adj.). Earlier it meant "those who come after, posterity" (1530s). Compare Lithuanian pasturas "the last, the hindmost," from pas "at, by."
Antonym
Example
- 1. Then this must be hell.alas ! Spare my posterior !
- 2. Despite the video 's title , aoi 's posterior region was not given much emphasis in this video .
- 3. Last year , jennifer lopez claimed her posterior had been damaged in a rear-end collision , but was later spotted taking the intact buttocks to the gym .
- 4. Results showed increases in task-related connectivity between the primary motor cortex and the posterior region of the brain 's thalamus .
- 5. Suddenly , the one to the rear reached out with his tongue , and licked the posterior of the tiger in front of him .