senile
11senile — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or characteristic of old age (senile apathy; senile decay). 2 having the weaknesses or diseases of old age. n. a senile person. Derivatives: senility n. Etymology: F seacutenile or L senilis f. senex old man …
12senile — Relating to or characteristic of old age. [L. senilis] * * * se·nile sēn .īlalso sen adj 1) of, relating to, exhibiting, or characteristic of old age <senile weakness> esp exhibiting a loss of mental faculties associated with old age 2)… …
13senile — se·nì·le agg. 1. CO proprio o caratteristico di un vecchio o della vecchiaia fisica o psicologica: esperienza, età senile; malanni senili 2. TS geol. dello stadio morfologico dello sviluppo di un ciclo di erosione che segue quello della maturità… …
14senile — se|nile [ˈsi:naıl] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: senilis, from senex; SENIOR1] mentally confused or behaving strangely, because of old age ▪ a senile old man ▪ She worries about going senile . >senility [sıˈnılıti] n [U] …
15senile — adjective having the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties. ↘characteristic of or caused by old age. noun a senile person. Derivatives senility noun Origin C17: from Fr. sénile or L. senilis, from senex old man …
16senile — adjective she s in her nineties, but she s not a bit senile Syn: doddering, doddery, decrepit, senescent, declining, infirm, feeble; aged, long in the tooth, in one s dotage; mentally confused, having Alzheimer s (disease), having senile… …
17senile — 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 …
18SÉNILE — adj. des deux genres T. de Médec. Qui est dû, qui tient à la vieillesse. Débilité sénile …
19senile — /see nuyl, nil, sen uyl/, adj. 1. showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, esp. short term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease. 2. of or belonging to old age or aged persons;… …
20senile — se|nile [ si,naıl ] adjective someone who is senile is confused, forgets things, or behaves in a strange way, because they are old ╾ se|nil|i|ty [ sə nıləti ] noun uncount …
