Senility
noun
The condition of being old and having reduced mental ability, often caused by old age.
As people age, they fear the onset of senility.
Often appears as...
- onset of senility
- signs of senility
noun
A state of reduced mental and physical strength or capacity, often connected with old age.
He was showing signs of senility.
Often appears as...
- signs of senility
- advanced senility
Usage tips
Medical
noun
The condition of being old and having reduced mental ability, often caused by old age.
As people age, they fear the onset of senility.
Often appears as...
- onset of senility
- signs of senility
noun
A state of reduced mental and physical strength or capacity, often connected with old age.
He was showing signs of senility.
Often appears as...
- signs of senility
- advanced senility
Usage tips
Medical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Senility often carries a sad or negative feeling, reflecting the challenges of aging.
Avoid joking about senility; it's a serious issue.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Specificity
Use 'senility' mostly in medical or personal discussions about elderly health.
The doctor discussed the patient's senility with her family.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
'Senility' refers to aging-related decline, not all mental impairments.
Confusing senility with depression is a common mistake.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Senility often carries a sad or negative feeling, reflecting the challenges of aging.
Avoid joking about senility; it's a serious issue.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Specificity
Use 'senility' mostly in medical or personal discussions about elderly health.
The doctor discussed the patient's senility with her family.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
'Senility' refers to aging-related decline, not all mental impairments.
Confusing senility with depression is a common mistake.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Senility often carries a sad or negative feeling, reflecting the challenges of aging.
Avoid joking about senility; it's a serious issue.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Specificity
Use 'senility' mostly in medical or personal discussions about elderly health.
The doctor discussed the patient's senility with her family.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
'Senility' refers to aging-related decline, not all mental impairments.
Confusing senility with depression is a common mistake.
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Video examples
Michael Merzenich:...
That means that if you sit at the left side of the distribution, and I'm looking at your neuropyschological abilities, the average person has moved to the middle or the right side of the distribution. It means that most people who are at risk for senility, more or less immediately, are now in a protected position.
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Michael Merzenich:...
That means that if you sit at the left side of the distribution, and I'm looking at your neuropyschological abilities, the average person has moved to the middle or the right side of the distribution. It means that most people who are at risk for senility, more or less immediately, are now in a protected position.
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Quote examples
Mary Roach
American Author
I don't fear death so much as I fear its prologues: loneliness, decrepitude, pain, debilitation, depression, senility. After a few years of those, I imagine death presents like a holiday at the beach.
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Paul Erdos
Hungarian Mathematician
There are three signs of senility. The first sign is that a man forgets his theorems. The second sign is that he forgets to zip up. The third sign is that he forgets to zip down.
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D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
God how I hate new countries: They are older than the old, more sophisticated, much more conceited, only young in a certain puerile vanity more like senility than anything.
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Robert B. Laughlin
American Physicist
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.
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Robert Anton Wilson
American Writer
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.
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Martin Amis
British Author
Novelists don't age as quickly as philosophers, who often face professional senility in their late twenties.
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Henry Chadwick
English Writer
A Church which has lost its memory is in a sad state of senility.
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Shane Leslie
Irish Diplomat
It is a pledge that senility has not the last say in everything.
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Tom Lehrer
American Musician
I went from adolescence to senility, trying to bypass maturity.
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Joel Chandler Harris
American Journalist
I am in the prime of my senility.
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Mary Roach
American Author
I don't fear death so much as I fear its prologues: loneliness, decrepitude, pain, debilitation, depression, senility. After a few years of those, I imagine death presents like a holiday at the beach.
Quote examples
Paul Erdos
Hungarian Mathematician
There are three signs of senility. The first sign is that a man forgets his theorems. The second sign is that he forgets to zip up. The third sign is that he forgets to zip down.
Quote examples
D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
God how I hate new countries: They are older than the old, more sophisticated, much more conceited, only young in a certain puerile vanity more like senility than anything.
Quote examples
Robert B. Laughlin
American Physicist
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.
Quote examples
Robert Anton Wilson
American Writer
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.
Quote examples
Martin Amis
British Author
Novelists don't age as quickly as philosophers, who often face professional senility in their late twenties.
Quote examples
Henry Chadwick
English Writer
A Church which has lost its memory is in a sad state of senility.
Quote examples
Shane Leslie
Irish Diplomat
It is a pledge that senility has not the last say in everything.
Quote examples
Tom Lehrer
American Musician
I went from adolescence to senility, trying to bypass maturity.
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Joel Chandler Harris
American Journalist
I am in the prime of my senility.
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