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SENILITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being senile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("senility" is a kind of...):
oldness (the opposite of youngness)
Derivation:
senile (mentally or physically infirm with age)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
Synonyms:
dotage; second childhood; senility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("senility" is a kind of...):
age; eld; geezerhood; old age; years (a late time of life)
Derivation:
senile (mentally or physically infirm with age)
