senility en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /səˈnɪlɪti/
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age: Synonym of senescence.
Near-synonym: second childhood
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(uncountable) The losing of memory and reason due to senescence.
He was entering his years of senility and not liking it a bit.
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(archaic, countable) An elderly, senile person.
There was no need for George Playford to talk as if they were doddering senilities.
1934 May, Hearst's International combined with Cosmopolitan, page 117:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sinility | alternative | lexicographic | |
| senilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
juvenility · juvenile · juvenility · juvenescence
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Translations (26)
mk изветреаност (the losing of memory and reason) · sv senilitet (the losing of memory and reason) · ja 耄碌 (the losing of memory and reason) · ru дря́хлость (the losing of memory and reason) · fr sénilité (the losing of memory and reason) · el γεροντική άνοια (the losing of memory and reason) · br kabac'hded (the losing of memory and reason) · de Senilität (the losing of memory and reason) · mk сенилност (the losing of memory and reason) · fi seniiliys (the losing of memory and reason) · ca senilitat (the losing of memory and reason) · bg изкуфялост (the losing of memory and reason) · pl starczość (the losing of memory and reason) · zh 痴呆 (the losing of memory and reason) · tsg kalīanan (the losing of memory and reason) · bg сенилност (the losing of memory and reason) · ru ста́рость (the losing of memory and reason) · pdt Ellaschwakheit (the losing of memory and reason) · es senilidad (the losing of memory and reason) · it senilità (the losing of memory and reason) · fi vanhuudenhöperyys (the losing of memory and reason) · mk излапеност (the losing of memory and reason) · pt senilidade (the losing of memory and reason) · ro senilitate (the losing of memory and reason) · bg старец (an elderly, senile person) · nl seniliteit (the losing of memory and reason)