unsenile
naɪl, -nɪl, ˈsɛn adjective
1.
showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, especially 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.
Physical Geography. (of topographical features) having been reduced by erosion to a featureless plain that stands everywhere at base level. Compare peneplain.
noun
4.
a senile person.
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senile (ˈsiːnaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
senile
1661, "suited to old age," from Fr. sénile, from L. senilis "of old age," from senex (gen. senis) "old, old man," from PIE base *sen- "old" (cf. Skt. sanah "old;" Avestan hana- "old;" O.Pers. hanata- "old age, lapse of time;" Armenian hin "old;" Gk. enos "old, of last year;" Lith. senas "old,"
senis "an old man;" Goth. sineigs "old" (used only of persons), sinistra "elder, senior;" O.N. sina "dry standing grass from the previous year;" O.Ir. sen, O.Welsh hen "old"). Meaning "weak or infirm from age" is first attested 1848.
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senile se·nile (sē'nīl', sěn'īl')
adj.
Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from old age.
Exhibiting the symptoms of senility, as impaired memory or the inability to perform certain mental tasks.
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