Senile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

mentally or physically infirm with age

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈiːnaɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiːnaɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiːnaɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈiːnaɪl/.

Examples

his mother was doddering and frail

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

doddery gaga doddering

Parts of Speech

adjective

mentally or physically infirm with age

“his mother was doddering and frail”

Word Forms

senility

noun

mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

senil

mit zunehmendem Alter geistig oder körperlich gebrechlich

🇫🇷French

sénile

handicapé mental ou physique avec l'âge

🇪🇸Spanish

senil

mental o físicamente enfermo con la edad

🇳🇱Dutch

seniel

geestelijk of lichamelijk zwakker naarmate men ouder wordt

🇵🇹Portuguese

senil

mentalmente ou fisicamente enfermo com a idade

🇷🇺Russian

старческий

умственно или физически немощный с возрастом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बूढ़ा

उम्र के साथ मानसिक या शारीरिक रूप से कमज़ोर होना

🇧🇩Bengali

বার্ধক্য

বয়সের সাথে মানসিক বা শারীরিকভাবে দুর্বল

🇮🇳Tamil

முதுமை

வயதுக்கு ஏற்ப மனரீதியாக அல்லது உடல் ரீதியாக பலவீனமாக உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

వృద్ధాప్యం

వయస్సుతో మానసికంగా లేదా శారీరకంగా బలహీనంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

वृद्ध

वयानुसार मानसिक किंवा शारीरिकदृष्ट्या अशक्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

વૃદ્ધ

ઉંમર સાથે માનસિક અથવા શારીરિક રીતે અશક્ત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಯಸ್ಸಾದ

ವಯಸ್ಸಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಾನಸಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ದೈಹಿಕವಾಗಿ ದುರ್ಬಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൃദ്ധൻ

പ്രായത്തിനനുസരിച്ച് മാനസികമോ ശാരീരികമോ ആയ തളർച്ച

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁੱਢੇ

ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بوڑھا

عمر کے ساتھ ذہنی یا جسمانی طور پر کمزور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

衰老

随着年龄的增长，精神或身体衰弱

🇯🇵Japanese

老人

年齢とともに精神的または肉体的に弱っている

🇰🇷Korean

노인

나이가 들수록 정신적으로나 육체적으로 약해짐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tuổi già

suy yếu về tinh thần hoặc thể chất theo tuổi tác

🇹🇭Thai

ชราภาพ

จิตใจหรือร่างกายอ่อนแอตามอายุ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pikun

lemah secara mental atau fisik seiring bertambahnya usia

🇵🇭Filipino

may edad na

mahina sa pag-iisip o pisikal na may edad

🇲🇾Malay

nyanyuk

lemah mental atau fizikal dengan usia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خرف

عقليا أو جسديا مع التقدم في السن

🇮🇷Persian

سالخورده

ناتوان ذهنی یا جسمی با افزایش سن

🇹🇷Turkish

bunak

yaş ilerledikçe zihinsel veya fiziksel olarak sakatlanan

🇮🇱Hebrew

סֵנִילִי

חולה נפשית או פיזית עם הגיל

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