senility
pronunciation
How to pronounce senility in British English:
UK [sə'nɪlətɪ]
How to pronounce senility in American English:
US [sə'nɪlətɪ]
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- Noun:
- mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
- the state of being senile
Word Origin
- senility (n.)
- 1753, from senile + -ity.
Example
- 1. She 'd want to know how doctors ended up curing cancer and senility .
- 2. Experiments and conclusion of the function of delaying senility .
- 3. Clinical analysis of peptic ulcer in senility and adolescence .
- 4. From maturity to senility he would increasingly resemble his paternal procreator .
- 5. Although senility is an objective law independent of man 's will , we can slow it down through taking regular exercises .