posterior

Meaning

Adj

1. Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
2. Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
3. (formal) Following in order or in time.

Noun

1. (euphemistic, humorous, sometimes) The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
2. The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).

Opposite of

anterior, prior, prior#Noun, prior probability

Synonyms

rear

behind

back

🔙

buttocks

rump

backside

bottom

later

bum

hindquarters

arse

derriere

seat

💺

tail

can

buns

rear end

fanny

butt

fundament

ass

🍑

keister

tush

tooshie

hind end

hinder

prat

nates

stern

subsequent

tail end

hind

ulterior

next

dorsal

following

back tooth

downwards

after

below

afterwards

hurdies

breech

caudal

consequent

dorsally

empiric

ensuing

experience

experimental

Translations

postérieur

posteriore

🔙

posterior

posterior

traseiro

trasero

🔙

derrière

Hintern

sedere

🪑

zitvlak

rabo

achterwerk

séant

culo

🍑

cul

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɒsˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/

Etymology

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