senility

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senility

/səˈnɪlɪti/

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noun senilities · sinility

uncountable The bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age: Synonym of senescence. Near-synonym: second childhood
Similar: second childhood · Opposite: juvenescence, juvenility
uncountable The losing of memory and reason due to senescence. He was entering his years of senility and not liking it a bit.
Opposite: juvenility
archaic, countable An elderly, senile person. There was no need for George Playford to talk as if they were doddering senilities.
Opposite: juvenile

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noun the losing of memory and reason

Español	senilidad
日本語	耄碌 mōroku
Português	senilidade
Français	sénilité
Deutsch	Senilität
Italiano	senilità
Ελληνικά	γεροντική άνοια gerontikí ánoia
Română	senilitate
Русский	ста́рость stárostʹ, дря́хлость drjáxlostʹ

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@misc{senility_2026,
  title = {senility},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/senility},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}