senility

noun se·nil·i·ty \ si-ˈni-lə-tē also se- \

Definition of senility

:the quality or state of being senile :the physical and mental decline associated with old age; especially :the deterioration of cognitive functioning associated with old age

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Examples of senility in a Sentence

with his increasing senility, Granddad is beginning to have more and more senior moments

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Your 18-year-old cat could have health problems resulting in pain or could have a cognitive dysfunction, like senility or dementia.

— chicagotribune.com, "To drive or fly pets on a long-distance move," 24 May 2017
André’s ego is too large and impregnable to be deflated by senility.

— ben brantley, New York Times, "Review: ‘The Father’ Examines the Lion’s Mind in Winter," 14 Apr. 2016
I was inclined to dismiss his fractious behavior as the first sign of senility.

— jeffrey frank, The New Yorker, "Ike, Ford, and a Lost Voice in Supreme Court Nominations," 16 Feb. 2016
Few ideas in biology have been more fixed than the doctrine that people are born with a finite number of brain cells and go downhill from there, neuronwise, all the way to senility.

— Esquire, "More of The Esquire 21," 29 Jan. 2007

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First Known Use of senility

1791

senility Synonyms

Synonyms

caducity, second childhood, dotage

Related Words

anility; decrepitude, feebleness, infirmity; geezerhood, senectitude, senescence

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

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senility

noun se·nil·i·ty \ si-ˈnil-ət-ē also se- \

medical Definition of senility

plural senilities

:the quality or state of being senile

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