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noun
the state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmity of old age.
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Senility
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- And voices of senility rise in discord as unhappy residents wheel themselves through the hallways.
- By reposing on their laurels, they soon sunk into senility.
- He helped establish, for example, that senility is not inevitable with aging.
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World English Dictionary
| 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. | See old (of land forms or rivers) at an advanced stage in the cycle of erosion |
| [C17: from Latin senīlis, from senex an old man] | |
| 'senilely | |
| —adv | |
| senility | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
senility se·nil·i·ty (sĭ-nĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.
The state of being senile.
The mental and physical deterioration characteristic of old age.
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