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- Dictionarysenile/ˈsiːnʌɪl/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties: "she couldn't cope with her senile husband"
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SENILE definition: 1. showing poor mental ability because of old age, especially being unable to think clearly and…. Learn more.
The meaning of SENILE is of, relating to, exhibiting, or characteristic of old age; especially, sometimes disparaging + offensive : exhibiting a decline of cognitive abilities (such as memory) associated with old age.
Senile definition: 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.. See examples of SENILE used in a sentence.
The word senile describes a person who is experiencing dementia brought about by old age — in other words, someone showing signs of senility. Senile can refer to a loss of physical abilities in old age, but it usually refers to decreased memory and mental faculties.
adjective. /ˈsiːnaɪl/ (often offensive) behaving in a confused or strange way, and unable to remember things, because you are old. I think she's going senile. Her senile grandfather lives with them. Many people find this use offensive. If the person has dementia or Alzheimer's it is better to say this specifically. Collocations The ages of life.
adjective. 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of old age. 2. mentally or physically weak or infirm on account of old age. 3. (of land forms or rivers) at an advanced stage in the cycle of erosion. See old (sense 18) Collins English Dictionary.
1. showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, esp. 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. (of topography) having been leveled by peneplanation.
