senility

[ si-nil-i-tee ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of senility¹

First recorded in 1770–80; senile + -ity

Example Sentences

Whether it was actual ignorance, senility, or some obscure test, it's hard to know.

From The Daily Beast

With senility's fingers at his throat, it was clear that no more movies were going to be made.

From The Daily Beast

Adrift in senility and depression, Hitchcock is dismantling his life, putting it away.

From The Daily Beast

His father was near senility, his mother was overbearing, and the household was in financial straits.

From The Daily Beast

Like senility, there is no way to stop sebaceous hyperplasia from advancing, either.

From The Daily Beast

We, fools as we are, know how to pay the proper respect that is due to senility and second-childishness.

From Project Gutenberg

It would seem that we lawyers have taken insufficient account of the characteristics of senility.

From Project Gutenberg

I should like to add to what precedes, that senility presents fact and judgment together.

From Project Gutenberg

The deep red hue of a frosty and vigorous senility still coloured their unwrinkled faces.

From Project Gutenberg

Those who have clung so hard to their bodies, must galvanise them again with rheumatism and senility and mortgage-ridden minds.

From Project Gutenberg