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Definitions for Senile
[1] showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, especially short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease.
[2] of or belonging to old age or aged persons; gerontological; geriatric.
[3] Physical Geography . (of topographical features) having been reduced by erosion to a featureless plain that stands everywhere at base level. Compare peneplain.
[4] a senile person.
[5] of, relating to, or characteristic of old age
[6] mentally or physically weak or infirm on account of old age
[7] (of land forms or rivers) at an advanced stage in the cycle of erosion See old (def. 18)
Words related to Senile
aged, ancient, decrepit, doddering, doting, feeble, imbecile, infirm, old, sick, weak, anile, enfeebled, senescent, shattered
Words nearby Senile
sengi, sengstaken-blakemore tube, senhor, senhora, senhorita, senile, senile amyloidosis, senile arteriosclerosis, senile cataract, senile dementia, senile elastosis
Origin of Senile
1655–65; < Latin senīlis old, equivalent to sen(ex ) old man (akin to senior) + -īlis -ile
Other words from Senile
un·se·nile , adjective
Word origin for Senile
C17: from Latin senīlis, from senex an old man
Synonyms for Senile
aged, ancient, anile, decrepit, doddering, doting, enfeebled, feeble, imbecile, in second childhood, infirm, old, senescent, shattered, sick, weak