SENILITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The state of being senile

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("senility" is a kind of...):

oldness (the opposite of youngness)

Derivation:

senile (mentally or physically infirm with age)

Meaning:

Mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations

Synonyms:

dotage; second childhood; senility

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("senility" is a kind of...):

age; eld; geezerhood; old age; years (a late time of life)

Derivation:

senile (mentally or physically infirm with age)