senile
adj/ˈsiːnaɪl/UK/ˈsinaɪl/US
Etymology
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”).
Definitions
Of, or relating to old age.
Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age
Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.
- Her mother was senile, but they called it dementia now.
A person who is senile.
- Seniles differ markedly in their early adult intelligence level, and in their social, vocational, and educational histories.
The neighborhood
Derived
Cnile, nonsenile, presenile, senile angioma, senile gangrene, senilely, senile wart, senilism, senility, senilize, senilocracy
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA