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senile
se·nile S0263200 (sē′nīl′, sĕn′īl′)adj.1. a. Relating to or having diminished cognitive function, as when memory is impaired, because of old age.b. Being a disease or condition whose cause is primarily advanced age: senile cataracts.2. Geology At the end of an erosion cycle: senile soil.
[Latin senīlis, proper to or characteristic of old people, aged, from senex, sen-, old; see sen- in Indo-European roots.]
se′nile′ly adv.se·nil′i·ty (sĭ-nĭl′ĭ-tē) n.senile (ˈsiːnaɪl) adj1. of, relating to, or characteristic of old age2. mentally or physically weak or infirm on account of old age3. (Geological Science) (of land forms or rivers) at an advanced stage in the cycle of erosion. See old18[C17: from Latin senīlis, from senex an old man] ˈsenilely adv senility nse•nile (ˈsi naɪl, ˈsɛn aɪl)
adj. 1. showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, esp. short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease. 2. of or belonging to old age or aged persons; gerontological; geriatric. 3. (of topography) having been leveled by peneplanation. [1655–65; < Latin senīlis of an old man, old =sen(ex) old man + -īlis -ile2] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | senile - mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail"doddering, doddery, gagaold - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" |
senileadjective doddering, doting, decrepit, failing, imbecile, gaga (informal), in your dotage, in your second childhood a senile old mansenileadjectiveExhibiting the mental and physical deterioration often accompanying old age:doddering, doting.Translationssenile (ˈsiːnail) adjective showing the feebleness or childishness of old age. a senile old woman. 衰老的，老糊塗的 老年的，衰老的 seˈnility (səˈni-) noun 衰老，老糊塗 衰老senile
senile (of land forms or rivers) at an advanced stage in the cycle of erosion senile[′sē‚nīl] (geology) Pertaining to the stage of senility of the cycle or erosion. (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or caused by the aging process or by the infirmities of old age. senile
senile [se´nīl] pertaining to old age; see also aged. Called also gerontic.se·nile (sē'nīl, sen'īl), Negative or pejorative connotations of this word may render it offensive in some contexts.Relating to or characteristic of old age. [L. senilis] senile (sē′nīl′, sĕn′īl′)adj.a. Relating to or having diminished cognitive function, as when memory is impaired, because of old age.b. Being a disease or condition whose cause is primarily advanced age: senile cataracts.
se′nile′ly adv.se·nil′i·ty (sĭ-nĭl′ĭ-tē) n.se·nile (sen'il) Relating to or characteristic of old age. [L. senilis]senile Pertaining to old age. From the Latin senilis, old.se·nile (sen'il) Negative or pejorative connotations of this word may render it offensive in some contexts.Relating to or characteristic of old age. [L. senilis]LegalSeeSenilitysenile
Related to senile: senile dementiaSynonyms for senileadj dodderingSynonyms- doddering
- doting
- decrepit
- failing
- imbecile
- gaga
- in your dotage
- in your second childhood
Synonyms for senileadj exhibiting the mental and physical deterioration often accompanying old ageSynonymsSynonyms for senileadj mentally or physically infirm with ageSynonymsRelated Words |