posterior

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  2. noun a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
  3. adjective located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin posterior (“that comes or follows after; later, latter”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

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