senile
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senile
- /ˈsiːnaɪl/ UK
- /ˈsinaɪl/ US
Rhymes with -aɪl
Where it comes from
1660s; borrowed from French sénile, from Middle French senile, from Old French senile, from Latin senīlis (“of or pertaining to old age”), from senex (“old man”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).
adjective more senile · most senile
- Of, or relating to old age. Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.
- Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering. Her mother was senile, but they called it dementia now.
Opposite: juvenile
noun seniles
- A person who is senile. Seniles differ markedly in their early adult intelligence level, and in their social, vocational, and educational histories.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: old, doddering, gaga, doddery, elderly, antique, ancient, delinquent, failing, screwy, gerontological, haywire, aged, geriatric, senescent, decrepit
adjective
Opposite: juvenile
Translations
Every language
adj of, or relating to old age
| Español | senil |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 老年の rōnen no |
| 中文 | 年老的 |
| Português | senil |
| Français | sénile, séniles |
| Deutsch | senil, senile |
| Ελληνικά | γεροντικός gerontikós |
| Русский | ста́рый stáryj, ста́рческий stárčeskij, престаре́лый prestarélyj |
adj exhibiting the deterioration in mind
| Español | senil, chocho, chocheante, gagá |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 老年痴呆 lǎonián chīdāi |
| Português | senil |
| Français | sénile |
| Deutsch | senil |
| Italiano | barbogio, senile, rimbambito, rincoglionito |
| Ελληνικά | ξεμωραμένος xemoraménos |
| Русский | дря́хлый drjáxlyj, сени́льный senílʹnyj, ста́рческий stárčeskij |
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title = {senile},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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