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senectitude

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

old age

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: agedness, elderliness, oldness, age, chair days, codgerhood, eld, fogeydom, geezerdom, golden years, old age, oldhood, senescence, senectitude, superannuation, twilight years, sunset years, vetustity

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin senectus (“aged, old age”), senex (“old”). Compare senescent.