senile
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See also sénile
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French senile, from Latin senīlis (“of or pertaining to old age”), from Latin senex (“old”), from Gaulish and Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).
Adjective [edit]
senile (comparative more senile, superlative most senile)
- Of, or relating to old age.
- (often offensive) Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.
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Translations [edit]
of, or relating to old age
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exhibiting the deterioration in mind
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External links [edit]
- senile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- senile in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
senile m and f (m and f plural senili)
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Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
senīle
- nominative neuter singular of senīlis
- accusative neuter singular of senīlis
- vocative neuter singular of senīlis
Old French [edit]
Adjective [edit]
senile m and f
- relating to old age
Declension [edit]
Declension of senile
