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Senility vs Presenile - What's the difference?

senility | presenile |

As a noun senility

is senescence; the bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age.

As an adjective presenile is

before the onset of senility.

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.

    • Related terms

    * senile

    presenile

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Before the onset of senility.

    • Anagrams

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