- senectitude
- noun Etymology: Medieval Latin senectitudo, alteration of Latin senectus old age, from sen-, senic-, senex old, old man — more at senior Date: 1796 the final stage of the normal life span
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Senectitude — Se*nec ti*tude, n. [L. senectus aged, old age, senex old.] Old age. [R.] Senectitude, weary of its toils. H. Miller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
senectitude — sə̇ˈnektəˌtüd, ə.ˌtyüd noun ( s) Etymology: Medieval Latin senectitudin , senectitudo, irregular from Latin senectus old age (from sen , senic , senex old, old man) + Latin tudin , tudo tude more at senior : old age 1 the mental changes of… … Useful english dictionary
senectitude — /si nek ti toohd , tyoohd /, n. the last stage of life; old age. [1790 1800; < L senect(us) old age (equiv. to senec , extracted as s. from senex (gen. senis) old man + tus abstract n. suffix) + I + TUDE, on model of PLENITUDE, RECTITUDE, etc.] * … Universalium
senectitude — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Old age: age, agedness, elderliness, senescence, year (used in plural). See YOUTH … English dictionary for students
senectitude — se·nec·ti·tude … English syllables
senectitude — se•nec•ti•tude [[t]sɪˈnɛk tɪˌtud, ˌtyud[/t]] n. cvb the last stage of life; old age • Etymology: 1790–1800; < L senect(ūs) old age (senec , extracted as s. from senex (gen. senis) old man + tūs abstract n. suffix) … From formal English to slang
senectitude — Old age … Grandiloquent dictionary
senectitude — n. ♦ senectude n.old age. ♦ senectuous, a. old … Dictionary of difficult words
age — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Old age Nouns 1. age, years, oldness; life expectancy, life span; longevity, length of years; gerontology, geriatrics; gerontocracy; ageism. 2. (maturity) adulthood, man or womanhood, maturity; legal or… … English dictionary for students
sen- — Old. 1. seignior, senate, senectitude, senescent, senile, senior, senopia, señor, signore, signory, sir, sire, surly, from … Universalium
