senility

[ si-nil-i-tee ]

/ sɪˈnɪl ɪ ti /

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noun

the state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmity of old age.

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Origin of senility

First recorded in 1770–80; senile + -ity

Words nearby senility

senile psychosis, senile retinoschisis, senile tremor, senile vaginitis, senilism, senility, senior, senior aircraftman, senior airman, senior center, senior chief petty officer

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Whether it was actual ignorance, senility, or some obscure test, it's hard to know.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With senility's fingers at his throat, it was clear that no more movies were going to be made.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Adrift in senility and depression, Hitchcock is dismantling his life, putting it away.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His father was near senility, his mother was overbearing, and the household was in financial straits.
The Professor and the Doomsday Clock: ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’ & Signs of John Kennedy Toole’s Suicide|Cory MacLauchlin|December 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Like senility, there is no way to stop sebaceous hyperplasia from advancing, either.
My Odyssey Into Extreme Dermatology|Elizabeth Hayt|April 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
We, fools as we are, know how to pay the proper respect that is due to senility and second-childishness.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, April 6, 1895|Various
It would seem that we lawyers have taken insufficient account of the characteristics of senility.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
I should like to add to what precedes, that senility presents fact and judgment together.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
The deep red hue of a frosty and vigorous senility still coloured their unwrinkled faces.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
Those who have clung so hard to their bodies, must galvanise them again with rheumatism and senility and mortgage-ridden minds.
The Hive|Will Levington Comfort

Medical definitions for senility

senility

[ sĭ-nĭl′ĭ-tē ]

The state of being senile.

The mental and physical deterioration characteristic of old age.

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