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Senility

Noun CEFR B2
səˈnɪlɪti

Definitions

  1. The bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age: Synonym of senescence.
    uncountable
  2. The losing of memory and reason due to senescence.
    uncountable
  3. An elderly, senile person.
    archaic, countable

Equivalents

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Examples

“Near-synonym: second childhood”
“He was entering his years of senility and not liking it a bit.”
“There was no need⟳ for George Playford to talk⟳ as if they were doddering senilities.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

senilocracy senine Senior senior bond senior captain senior chief petty officer

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