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Meaning of Senility | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
səˈnɪlɪti

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية الشيخوخة
Български старец
Català senilitat
Čeština senilnost
Español senilidad
Français sénilité
हिन्दी जरा बुढ़ापा
Italiano senilità
日本語 恍惚 老朽 老衰 耄碌
한국어 노쇠
Nederlands seniliteit
Polski starczość
Português senilidade
Română senilitate
Українська маразм старість
中文 痴呆

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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