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se·nile
(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.
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senile
(ˈsiːnaɪl)adj
1. of, relating to, or characteristic of old age
2. mentally or physically weak or infirm on account of old age
3. (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 n
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se•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]
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| Adj. | 1. | senile - mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail" old - (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?" |
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senile
adjective doddering, doting, decrepit, failing, imbecile, gaga (informal), in your dotage, in your second childhood a senile old man
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Translations
هَرِم أو خَرِف
senilní
senil
szenilis
ellihrumur
iškaršęsiškaršimasnusenęs
bērna prātāsenils
senilný
bunakbunamış
senile
[ˈsiːnaɪl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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senile
adj person → senil; (physically) → altersschwach; senile decay → Altersabbau m; he must be getting senile → er wird langsam senil or (physically) → ein richtiger Tattergreis (inf)
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senile
(ˈsiːnail) adjective showing the feebleness or childishness of old age. a senile old woman.
seˈnility (səˈni-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
se·nile
a. senil, rel. a la vejez esp. en lo que afecta a las funciones mentales y físicas;
___ dementia → ___ senil;
___ plaque → placas de fibras amiloides ___.
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senile
adj senilEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.