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Novelists don't age as quickly as philosophers, who often face professional senility in their late twenties.
Martin Amis

Meaning of "senility" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SENILITY

senility  [sɪˈnɪlətɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SENILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Senility is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SENILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

senility

Dementia

Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause long term loss of the ability to think and reason clearly that is severe enough to affect a person's daily functioning. For the diagnosis to be present it must be a change from how the person was previously. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. Other forms include Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, normal pressure hydrocephalus and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. Except for a few treatable types in most cases there is no cure. Cholinesterase inhibitors are often used early in the disease course; however, benefit appears to be slight. Cognitive and behavioral interventions may be appropriate. Educating and providing emotional support to the caregiver is of importance. Exercise programs are beneficial with respect to activities of daily living and potentially improving dementia. Dementia becomes more common with age. While only 3% of people between the ages of 65–74 have dementia, 47% of people over the age of 85 have some form of dementia. As more people are living longer, dementia is becoming more common.

Definition of senility in the English dictionary

The definition of senility in the dictionary is the condition of being mentally or physically weak or infirm on account of old age. Other definition of senility is the state of being at an advanced stage in the cycle of erosion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SENILITY


applicability
əˌplɪkəˈbɪlətɪ
comprehensibility
ˌkɒmprɪhɛnsəˈbɪlətɪ
controllability
kənˌtrəʊləˈbɪlətɪ
creditability
ˌkrɛdɪtəˈbɪlətɪ
enforceability
ɪnˈfɔːsəˈbɪlətɪ
flammability
ˌflæməˈbɪlətɪ
formability
ˌfɔːməˈbɪlətɪ
respectability
rɪˌspɛktəˈbɪlətɪ
sociability
ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪlətɪ
sterility
stəˈrɪlətɪ
suitability
ˌsuːtəˈbɪlətɪ
sustainability
səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlətɪ
tunability
ˌtjuːnəˈbɪlətɪ
unavailability
ˌʌnəˌveɪləˈbɪlətɪ
variability
ˌvɛərɪəˈbɪlətɪ
versatility
ˌvɜːsəˈtɪlətɪ
viability
ˌvaɪəˈbɪlətɪ
virility
vɪˈrɪlətɪ
volatility
ˌvɒləˈtɪlətɪ
vulnerability
ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪlətɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SENILITY

senile
senile dementia
senilely
senior
senior aircraftman
senior aircraftmen
senior aircraftwoman
senior aircraftwomen
senior airman
senior airmen
senior chief petty officer
senior citizen
senior clerk
senior common room
senior editor
senior executive
senior high school
senior management
senior master
senior master sergeant

WORDS THAT END LIKE SENILITY

ability
accessibility
availability
capability
compatibility
disability
durability
eligibility
facility
flexibility
functionality
liability
mobility
nobility
possibility
probability
reliability
responsibility
stability
utility
visibility

Synonyms and antonyms of senility in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SENILITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «senility» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of senility

Translation of «senility» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SENILITY

Find out the translation of senility to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of senility from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «senility» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

衰老
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

senilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

senility
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुढ़ापा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشيخوخة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

маразм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

senilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভীমরতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sénilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keperibadian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Senilität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

老衰
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

치매
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Senility
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trạng thái lao suy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதுமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वृद्धत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bunaklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

starość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

маразм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

senilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άνοια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seniliteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

senilitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

senilitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of senility

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SENILITY»

The term «senility» is normally little used and occupies the 109.542 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SENILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «senility» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «senility» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about senility

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7 QUOTES WITH «SENILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word senility.
1
Martin Amis
Novelists don't age as quickly as philosophers, who often face professional senility in their late twenties.
2
Henry Chadwick
A Church which has lost its memory is in a sad state of senility.
3
Joel Chandler Harris
I am in the prime of my senility.
4
Robert B. Laughlin
It was at this moment that I wrote my first important paper in theoretical physics. I was 32 years old, 5 years beyond the alleged age of senility for theorists.
5
Tom Lehrer
I went from adolescence to senility, trying to bypass maturity.
6
Shane Leslie
It is a pledge that senility has not the last say in everything.
7
Robert Anton Wilson
You know, I have found a new way to get high and stay spaced out for hours on end, and the government can't stop me... It's called senility.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENILITY»

Discover the use of senility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to senility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Self, Senility, and Alzheimer's Disease in Modern America: A ...
Historian Jesse F. Ballenger traces the emergence of senility as a cultural category from the late nineteenth century to the 1980s, a period in which Alzheimer's disease became increasingly associated with the terrifying prospect of losing ...
Jesse F. Ballenger, 2006
2
Thinking about Dementia: Culture, Loss, and the Anthropology ...
Bringing together essays by nineteen respected scholars, this volume approaches dementia from a variety of angles, exploring its historical, psychological, and philosophical implications.
Annette Leibing, Lawrence Cohen, 2006
3
Sex & Senility
The book is pure fun, sprinkled with wild sex among boys and girls who have never grown up Manny is the resident expert on Cialis, Viagra, Levitra and whatever else helps when the occasion arises.
John J. Heckler, 2010
4
Taming Oblivion: Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan
Examines the cultural construction of senility in Japan and the moral implications of dependent behavior for older Japanese.
John W. Traphagan, 2000
5
Sickness and Senility Are Unnecessary
1951 a new message on positive, buoyant health - 17 complete lessons on supreme law for prolongation of life & the universal principles of rejuvenation.
Leon De Seblo, 1996
6
The Myth of Senility: The Truth About the Brain and Aging
Theorizes that senility is often socially induced, resulting from a lack of prestige, economic independence, and physical well-being, and looks at alternatives to institutionalization
Robin Marantz Henig, 1985
7
Dancing with Death Thru Senility Into Eternality
Kelley was the first to recognize it for what it was: SENILITY. It seems out of a fog I remember him calling it senility and telling me just to accept it...that I would get thru it. Recalling this now is like listening to a voice in a dream in a faraway tunnel ...
Toni Delgado, 2002
8
A Practical Guide to Creative Senility
This is a novel by Donovan Bess.
Donovan Bess, 1988
9
Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology
... and nonpharmacological interventions. This article explores the meaning of senility, what it is and what it is not, who is at risk, prevention, early and late recognition, comorbidities and misdiagnoses, interventions, and future prospects. s0005 ...
Charles Spielberger, 2004
10
Breaking the Death Habit: The Science of Everlasting Life
Healing Senility: Since senility, I have rebuilt my career as a teacher of spiritual purification, rebirthing, and the yoga of everlasting life. This has meant facing death over and over again as it confronts my students. Although it is much easier for ...
Leonard Orr, Kathy Glass, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term senility is used in the context of the following news items.
1
From the Left Hand Corner: Is it senility or just aging?
As we get older, we spend more of the little time we have left on this Earth looking for things - things we used to keep better track of, at least, ... «The Lake Country Echo, Jul 15»
2
It may be early-onset senility to blame, but I'm sure the FA Cup Final …
One of us is suffering from premature senility, between the FA Cup and me, though without confirmation from the clinic I wouldn't dare tempt fate by suggesting ... «The Independent, May 15»
3
Allister Sparks: Blame Verwoerd 'smart' comment on senility
I begin today's column with an apology. In my speech paying tribute to Helen Zille at the DA congress in Port Elizabeth last weekend, I included the name of ... «Rand Daily Mail, May 15»
4
Being fat in middle age reduces risk of developing dementia …
... of a normal weight, the study found, while the very obese had a 29 percent lower risk of becoming forgetful and confused and showing other signs of senility. «Washington Post, Apr 15»
5
The Japanese are right: jet lag feels just like senility
The Japanese for jet lag, jisa boke, literally means “time-lag senility”, and never have I better understood the aptness of the expression. Since flying back to ... «The Times, Aug 14»
6
Church Leadership and the Dilemma of Dementia
I have since been puzzled that there seems to be no mechanism in the church organization to deal with a President who is suffering from senility or other forms ... «Patheos, Aug 14»
7
Mr. Blackadder becomes the elusive Pimpernel
“Sense And Senility” continues the trend—this time lampooning actors and the theater—and is just as entertaining as its predecessors, making the third season ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Aug 14»
8
Stanford philosopher untangles Einstein senility controversy
Drawing from Einstein's collected papers, Stanford philosophy Professor Thomas Ryckman exonerates the theoretician from charges of senility and shows how ... «Stanford Report, Apr 14»
9
Tate Britain explores Turner's later work, aiming to 'explode senility …
They were dismissed by critics as evidence that JMW Turner was at least senile if not mentally ill. But nine controversial square paintings that the artist produced ... «The Guardian, Mar 14»
10
Fading memories: Coping with senility in aging pets
Senility is a complex development with no single cause. It is the sort of condition for which the knowledge we do have only serves to highlight the vast amount ... «C-VILLE Weekly, Jan 14»

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