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Imbecility vs Senility - What's the difference?

imbecility | senility |

As nouns the difference between imbecility and senility

is that imbecility is the quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind while senility is senescence; the bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age.

imbecility

English

Noun

  • The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind.
  • Something imbecilic; a stupid action, behaviour, etc.
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    senility

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Senescence; the bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age.
  • (uncountable) The losing of memory and reason due to senescence.
  • He was entering his years of senility and not liking it a bit.
  • (countable, archaic) An elderly, senile person.