senility

səˈnɪlɪti

Definition

Definition of senility - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

agingloss of memory and reason from old age

Senility caused him to forget familiar faces.

dementia

dotage

medicalbodily and mental decline due to aging

Her senility made daily tasks challenging.

decrepitude

dotage

senescence

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Origin of senility

Latin, senilis (of old age)

Terms with senility included in their meaning

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dote

senility

become weak-minded or senile due to old age

caducity

senility

state of mental decline in old age

dotard

senility

elderly person with impaired intellect due to age

presenile

adj.

medical

before the onset of senility

Examples of senility in a sentence

The family noticed signs of senility in their grandfather.
Senility often leads to forgetfulness in the elderly.
His senility was evident in his repetitive stories.

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French:sénilité, ...
German:Senilität, Altersschwäche, ...
Italian:senilità, ...
Spanish:senilidad, ...
Portuguese:senilidade, ...
Chinese:老年痴呆, 衰老, ...
Japanese:老年性認知症, 老年期, ...
Arabic:خَرَف, الخرف, ...
Hebrew:סֶנִילִיּוּת, סְנִילִיוּת, ...
Russian:старческое слабоумие, старость, ...
Ukrainian:стареча деменція, старіння, ...
Hindi:वृद्धावस्थाजन्य मनोभ्रंश, बुढ़ापे की कमजोरी, ...
Bengali:বার্ধক্যজনিত ভীমরতি, বয়সজনিত অবনতি, ...
Catalan:senilitat, ...
Czech:senilita, sešlost, ...
Danish:alderdomssvækkelse, alderdomssvaghed, ...
Dutch:seniliteit, ...
Greek:γεροντική άνοια, γεροντική παρακμή, ...
Hungarian:szenilitás, aggkori elgyengülés, ...
Khmer:ភាពចាស់ជរាខ្សោយបញ្ញា, ភាពចាស់ជរា, ...
Korean:노망, ...
Persian:زوال عقل, فرتوتی, ...
Polish:starczość, demencja starcza, ...
Portuguese (BR):senilidade, ...
Romanian:senilitate, declin senil, ...
Swedish:senilitet, ...
Thai:ภาวะสมองเสื่อม, ภาวะชราภาพ, ...
Turkish:bunaklık, yaşlılık, ...
Vietnamese:chứng lão suy, lão suy, ...

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Noun

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