■ adjective having the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.
↘characteristic of or caused by old age.
■ noun a ~ person.
Derivatives
senility noun
Origin
C17: from Fr. sénile or L. senilis , from senex 'old man'.
■ adjective having the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.
↘characteristic of or caused by old age.
■ noun a ~ person.
Derivatives
senility noun
Origin
C17: from Fr. sénile or L. senilis , from senex 'old man'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004