adjective · rare

senile

senile · more senile · most senile

старый, престарелый, старческий

senile, senil

Of, or relating to old ageOf, or relating to old age.

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UK/ˈsiːnaɪl/US/ˈsinaɪl/

» I'm not senile.

Ich bin nicht senil.

Meaning

2 senses

Of, or relating to old age.
senil, senile, senil
ста́рыйstáryj, ста́рческийstárčeskij, престаре́лыйprestarélyj
mentally or physically infirm with age
(offensive, often)Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.
senil
дря́хлыйdrjáxlyj, сени́льныйsenílʹnyj, ста́рческийstárčeskij

Examples

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I'm not senile.
deIch bin nicht senil.
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Are you senile?
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Tom is senile.
deTom ist senil.
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Are you saying I'm senile?
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We'll be old and senile before that happens.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

of, or relating to old age:

exhibiting the deterioration in mind:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

of, or relating to old age:

Origin

1660s; borrowed from French sénile, from Middle French senile, from Old French senile, fro

1660s; borrowed from French sénile, from Middle French senile, from Old French senile, from Latin senīlis (“of or pertaining to old age”), from senex (“old man”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).

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