Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
Senility — Se*nil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. s[ e]nilit[ e].] The quality or state of being senile; old age. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
senility — 1791, from SENILE (Cf. senile) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
senility — dotage, *age, senescence Analogous words: infirmity, feebleness, weakness, decrepitude (see corresponding adjectives at WEAK): childishness, child likeness (see corresponding adjectives at CHILDLIKE): decay, disintegration (see DECAY vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
senility — noun a) The losing of memory and reason due to old age. He was entering his years of senility and not liking it a bit. b) An elderly, senile person. See Also: senile … Wiktionary
senility — senatvė statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Baigiamasis žmogaus amžiaus tarpsnis nuo 75 iki 90 metų. Senatvei būdingi požymiai – ribotos organizmo prisitaikymo galimybės ir morfologiniai įvairių sistemų bei organų pokyčiai.… … Sporto terminų žodynas
senility — senile ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties. ► NOUN ▪ a senile person. DERIVATIVES senility noun. ORIGIN Latin senilis, from senex old man … English terms dictionary
senility — noun Date: 1791 the quality or state of being senile; specifically the physical and mental infirmity of old age … New Collegiate Dictionary
senility — n. [L. senex, old] Old age … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
senility — /si nil i tee/, n. the state of being senile, esp. the weakness or mental infirmity of old age. [1770 80; SENILE + ITY] * * * … Universalium
senility — Old age; a general term for a variety of organic disorders, both physical and mental, occurring in old age. [see senile] * * * se·nil·i·ty si nil ət ēalso se n, pl ties the quality or state of being senile specif the physical and mental infirmity … Medical dictionary
