English Explanatory Dictionary

senescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.
  2. Characteristic of old age.
  3. That ceases to divide.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

senescent more senescent most senescent

Etymology

From Latin senescens, present participle of senescere (“to grow old”), from senere (“to be old”), from senex (“old”).

Related words

senate senator senescence senile senior seniority

Derived words

antisenescent hypersenescent immunosenescent nonsenescent presenescent prosenescent unsenescent
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