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senility
noun se·nil·i·ty \si-ˈni-lə-tē also se-\
Definition of SENILITY
: the quality or state of being senile; specifically : the physical and mental infirmity of old age
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First Known Use of SENILITY
1791
Related to SENILITY
- Synonyms
- caducity, second childhood, dotage
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Rhymes with SENILITY
ability, agility, anility, civility, debility, docility, ductility, facility, fertility, fragility, futility, gentility, gracility, hostility, humility, lability, mobility, motility, nobility, nubility, scurrility, sectility, servility, stability, sterility, suability, tactility, utility, vagility, virility
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senility
noun se·nil·i·ty \si-ˈnil-ət-ē also se-\
plural se·nil·i·ties
Medical Definition of SENILITY
: the quality or state of being senile; specifically : the physical and mental infirmity of old age
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