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/si nil"i tee/, n.the state of being senile, esp. the weakness or mental infirmity of old age.[1770-80; SENILE + -ITY]
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Senility — Se*nil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. s[ e]nilit[ e].] The quality or state of being senile; old age. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
senility — 1791, from SENILE (Cf. senile) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
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senility — senile ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties. ► NOUN ▪ a senile person. DERIVATIVES senility noun. ORIGIN Latin senilis, from senex old man … English terms dictionary
senility — noun Date: 1791 the quality or state of being senile; specifically the physical and mental infirmity of old age … New Collegiate Dictionary
senility — n. [L. senex, old] Old age … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
senility — Old age; a general term for a variety of organic disorders, both physical and mental, occurring in old age. [see senile] * * * se·nil·i·ty si nil ət ēalso se n, pl ties the quality or state of being senile specif the physical and mental infirmity … Medical dictionary
