senile

See also sénile

English

Etymology

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

senile (comparative more senile, superlative most senile)

1. of, or relating to old age
2. exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering

Derived terms

• senile dementia

Related terms

• senate
• senator
• senescence
• senility
• senior
• seniority

Translations

of, or relating to old age

Breton: kabac'h (br) Catalan: senil (ca) Dutch: ouderdoms- (nl) Greek: γεροντικός (el) (gerontikós) m. Latin: senīlis (la)

Manx: shenn-eashagh (gv) Polish: starczy (pl) Russian: старый (ru) Scottish Gaelic: aosda (gd), aosmhor (gd) Spanish: senil (es)

exhibiting the deterioration in mind

Breton: kabac'h (br) Catalan: senil (ca) Czech: senilní (cs) Dutch: seniel (nl) French: sénile (fr) German: senil (de) Greek: ξεμωραμένος (el) (xemoraménos) m. Hungarian: szenilis (hu)

Indonesian: pikun (id) Macedonian: изветреан (mk) (izvétrean) m., излапен (mk) (ízlapen) m., сенилен (mk) (sénilen) m. Polish: zniedołężniały (pl) Russian: дряхлый (ru) (dr'áxlyj) Scots: doitit Spanish: senil (es) Turkish: bunak (tr)

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Bulgarian: грохнал, изкуфял Indonesian: pikun

External links

• senile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• senile in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• enisle
• ensile
• silene

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Italian

Adjective

senile m. and f. (m and f plural senili)

1. senile

Related terms

• senilità

Anagrams

• lesine

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Latin

Adjective

senīle

1. nominative neuter singular of senīlis
2. accusative neuter singular of senīlis
3. vocative neuter singular of senīlis