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51William Ewart Gladstone — The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS Prime Minister of the United Kingdom …
52weakness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of strength Nouns 1. weakness, feebleness, debility, debilitation, infirmity, decrepitude, inanition; weariness, enervation, impotence; paleness, colorlessness; disability, attenuation, senility,… …
53dementia — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mental deterioration, loss of one s faculties, insanity, madness; see insanity 1 , senility . See Synonym Study at insanity . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. senility, Alzheimer s Disease, compromised intellect, failing… …
54old age — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. seniority, dotage, infirmity; see age 2 , senility . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. retirement age, senescence, declining years, *winter of one s life, enfeeblement, dotage, senility. To take in sail. Emerson. To be left… …
55Oldness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Oldness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 oldness oldness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 age age antiquity Sgm: N 1 cobwebs of antiquity cobwebs of antiquity GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 maturity maturity Sgm …
56Age — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Age >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 age age Sgm: N 1 oldness oldness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 old age old age advanced age golden years Sgm: N 1 senility senility senescence Sgm …
57dote — [13] English may have borrowed dote from Middle Dutch doten ‘be silly’, but its ultimate origins are not known. To begin with it meant ‘be silly’ in English too (a sense now mainly preserved in its various derivatives), and ‘show excessive… …
58senile — [[t]si͟ːnaɪl[/t]] ADJ GRADED If old people become senile, they become confused, can no longer remember things, and are unable to look after themselves. Derived words: senility [[t]sɪnɪ̱lɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT The old man was forced to resign after… …
59dote — [13] English may have borrowed dote from Middle Dutch doten ‘be silly’, but its ultimate origins are not known. To begin with it meant ‘be silly’ in English too (a sense now mainly preserved in its various derivatives), and ‘show excessive… …
60second childhood — noun mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations • Syn: ↑dotage, ↑senility • Derivationally related forms: ↑senile (for: ↑senility) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
