senility
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7.3
- noun
- /səˈnɪləti/
:
senilidad
- As my grandfather aged, he began to show signs of senility, often forgetting the names of his grandchildren.
- premature senility
- onset of senility
- signs of senility
Examples
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We left, not knowing what to do about Bertie's palpable senility, her inability to feed herself.
Fiction book (2000) -
It's the first sign of senility.
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- Yes, it's a form of senility.
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Why should he suddenly go into senility?
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I wanted a dignified senility.
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But that's probably just senility.
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One memo described Selye as showing signs of senility and having "contributed little to the field in the last 10 to 15 years."
Academic text (2011) -
Such a disappearance of dendrites is usually associated with senility.
Academic text (2007) -
Even when she was dwindling away with encroaching senility, she was still there at the core in some tiny way.
Fiction book (1996) -
The way he's acting now with this girl may even be a sign of advancing senility or Alzheimer's or something.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
76
6.9
A long-term loss of memory and changes in thinking and personality that make daily life hard
40
3.4
A problem when a person cannot remember information or past experiences
2
9.3
A period late in life when the mind becomes weak and foolish
1
6.2
Loss of memory and thinking in older people caused by gradual brain damage not from stroke
1
7.7
A period in old age when mental decline makes a person behave like a young child
Severe memory loss and confusion in very old people caused by brain damage
Forgetting things as you get older
Antonyms
How Impaired
- Specialized
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3.7
- Specialized
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6.9
7
7.3
- Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word senility comes from the Latin root senex, which means 'old'. It is related to English senior, meaning 'older', so senility describes the weakness of mind or body that often comes with very old age.