SENILE


Meaning of SENILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsē-ˌnī(-ə)l also ]

ˈse- adjective

Etymology: Latin senilis, from sen-, senex old, old man

Date: 1661

1. : of, relating to, exhibiting, or characteristic of old age

senile weakness

especially : exhibiting a loss of cognitive abilities (as memory) associated with old age

2. : approaching the end of a geological cycle of erosion

• se·nile·ly -ˌnī(-ə)l-lē adverb

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