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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 means showing poor mental ability because of old age, especially being unable to think clearly and make decisions. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations in different languages.
- English (US)
SENILE meaning: 1. showing poor mental ability because of...
- Senile: German Translation
SENILE translate: senil. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Senile: Italian Translation
senile translate: senile, senile. Learn more in the...
- Senile: Korean Translation
SENILE translate: 망령의, 노망의. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Senile: Japanese Translation
senile translate: (高齢で理解や記憶が)混乱した, (脳機能が)老化した, 老人(性)の. Learn...
- Znaczenie Senile, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
SENILE definicja: 1. showing poor mental ability because of...
- Portuguese Translation
SENILE translate: senil, senil. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Simplified
SENILE translate: 老朽的;老态龙钟的;(尤指)老糊涂的. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Senile means of, relating to, or characteristic of old age, or sometimes disparagingly of cognitive decline. Learn the etymology, usage, synonyms, and examples of senile from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Senile means behaving in a confused or strange way, and unable to remember things, because you are old. This word is often offensive and can be replaced by dementia or Alzheimer's.
Senile means old, weak, or confused due to old age or disease. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, and usage of senile and related terms such as senility and senescence.
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.
Senile means confused and unable to remember things because of old age. The web page also provides translations of senile in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese.