| Pronunciation: | | 'seenIl
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| Matching Terms: | | senile dementia, senile kyphosis, senile psychosis, senility
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [adj] mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail" |
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| | Synonyms: | | doddering, doddery, gaga, old |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Se"nile\, a. [L. senilis, from senex, gen. senis, old,
an old man: cf. F. s['e]nile. See {Senior}.]
Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or
characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of
old age; as, senile weakness. ``Senile maturity of
judgment.'' --Boyle.
{Senile gangrene} (Med.), a form of gangrene occuring
particularly in old people, and caused usually by
insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls
of the smaller arteries.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are senile indicates that you are letting your abilities go to waste. You need to put more effort into your work and projects. |
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