Senile vs Senior - What's the difference?
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Of, or relating to old age.
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, title= (often, offensive) Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.
Older; superior
Higher in rank, dignity, or office.
(US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
(obsolete, Biblical) An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
* 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Acts IV:
Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
(US) A final-year student at a high school or university.
Senior is a related term of senile.
As adjectives the difference between senile and senior
is that senile is of, or relating to old age while senior is older; superior.As a noun senior is
someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.senile
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Adjective
(en adjective)Charles T. Ambrose
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Derived terms
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Alternative forms
* seniour (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- senior citizen
- senior''' member; '''senior counsel
Antonyms
* juniorNoun
(en noun)- Then Peter full of the holy goost sayd unto them. Ye ruelars of the people, and seniours of israhel [...].
- He was four years her senior .