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senility

Translations

senilitynoun
senilities
pl
sénilitéAu sens médical ou figuré de déclin des facultés mentales lié à l'âge.
His family noticed signs of senility when he began forgetting familiar names and places.
Sa famille a remarqué des signes de sénilité quand il a commencé à oublier des noms et des lieux familiers.
Additional translations
vieillesseAu sens vieilli ou littéraire de grand âge, sans idée obligatoire de déclin mental.
sénilitéPar extension, pour un trait ou une parole jugés séniles.
Synonyms
old age
senescence
decrepitude
deterioration
decline

Definitions

senilitynoun
The condition of being senile, especially the decline in mental faculties associated with old age.
His family noticed signs of senility when he began forgetting familiar names and places.
A foolish remark, action, or trait regarded as typical of old age; an instance of senile behaviour.
She dismissed his sudden outburst as just another of his senilities.
The state or fact of being old; advanced age (sometimes without implication of mental decline).
Few in the medieval village lived long enough to reach senility.
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