senile
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈsiːnaɪl/ / /ˈsinaɪl/
adj
Etymology: 1660s; borrowed from French sénile, from Middle French senile, from Old French senile, from Latin senīlis (“of or pertaining to old age”), from senex (“old man”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).
- Of, or relating to old age.
“Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.”
- Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.
“Her mother was senile, but they called it dementia now.”
noun
Etymology: 1660s; borrowed from French sénile, from Middle French senile, from Old French senile, from Latin senīlis (“of or pertaining to old age”), from senex (“old man”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).
- A person who is senile.
“Seniles differ markedly in their early adult intelligence level, and in their social, vocational, and educational histories.”