senility

Meanings

Plural: senilities

Noun

• mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
• the state of being senile
• The bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age: Synonym of senescence.
• The losing of memory and reason due to senescence.
• An elderly, senile person.

Synonyms

dotage, second childhood

Antonyms

juvenescence, juvenile, juvenility

Related Words

senile