Posterior — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

a tooth situated at the back of the mouth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɑːstˈɪɹiɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɒstˈiəɹiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɒstˈiəɹiə/

3 syllables Say it as /pɑːstˈɪɹiɚ/.

Examples

he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
without ulterior argument

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ulterior hindquarters buns fundament backside tail butt arse bottom seat stern can bum tush prat nates buttocks back tooth later rear end hind end keister derriere tail end

Antonyms

noun	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on “he deserves a good kick in the butt”
noun	a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
adjective	located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
adjective	coming at a subsequent time or stage “without ulterior argument”

Word Forms

posterior	adjective	located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
posterior	noun	a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
posteriority	noun	the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hintere

der fleischige Teil des menschlichen Körpers, auf dem man sitzt

🇫🇷French

postérieur

la partie charnue du corps humain sur laquelle vous êtes assis

🇮🇹Italian

posteriore

la parte carnosa del corpo umano su cui ti siedi

🇳🇱Dutch

achterste

het vlezige deel van het menselijk lichaam waarop je zit

🇷🇺Russian

задний

мясистая часть человеческого тела, на которой вы сидите

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीछे

मानव शरीर का वह मांसल भाग जिस पर आप बैठते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

পোস্টেরিয়র

মানবদেহের মাংসল অংশ যা আপনি বসে আছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்புறம்

நீங்கள் அமர்ந்திருக்கும் மனித உடலின் சதைப்பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

వెనుక

మీరు కూర్చున్న మానవ శరీరంలోని కండకలిగిన భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

मागील

मानवी शरीराचा मांसल भाग ज्यावर तुम्ही बसता

🇮🇳Gujarati

પશ્ચાદવર્તી

માનવ શરીરનો માંસલ ભાગ કે જેના પર તમે બેસો છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಭಾಗದ

ನೀವು ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮಾನವ ದೇಹದ ತಿರುಳಿರುವ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിൻഭാഗം

നിങ്ങൾ ഇരിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യശരീരത്തിലെ മാംസളമായ ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਛਲਾ

ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਸਰੀਰ ਦਾ ਮਾਸ ਵਾਲਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਬੈਠਦੇ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیچھے

انسانی جسم کا وہ گوشت دار حصہ جس پر آپ بیٹھتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

后部

你所坐的人体的肉质部分

🇯🇵Japanese

後部

あなたが座っている人体の肉の部分

🇰🇷Korean

후부

당신이 앉는 인체의 살 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sau

phần thịt của cơ thể con người mà bạn ngồi lên

🇹🇭Thai

ด้านหลัง

ส่วนที่เป็นเนื้อของร่างกายมนุษย์ที่คุณนั่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

belakang

bagian berdaging dari tubuh manusia tempat Anda duduk

🇵🇭Filipino

hulihan

ang laman na bahagi ng katawan ng tao na iyong inuupuan

🇲🇾Malay

belakang

bahagian berisi badan manusia yang anda duduki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخلفي

الجزء اللحمي من جسم الإنسان الذي تجلس عليه

🇮🇷Persian

خلفی

قسمت گوشتی بدن انسان که روی آن نشسته اید

🇹🇷Turkish

arka

insan vücudunun üzerine oturduğunuz etli kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲחוֹרִי

החלק הבשרני של גוף האדם שאתה יושב עליו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'posterior'?

The primary meaning of 'posterior' is 'the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on'.

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Using 'posterior' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'posterior' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'posterior' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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