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noun
The bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age: Synonym of senescence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: second childhood
Antonyms: juvenescence, juvenility
noun
The losing of memory and reason due to senescence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: juvenility
noun
An elderly, senile person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: juvenile
noun
the state of being senile
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oldness
noun
mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: dotage, second childhood
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: old age, years, age, eld, geezerhood
History
Etymology tree English senile Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English senility From senile + -ity.
Across languages
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
