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age vs senility

senility vs age

age and senility both are nouns.

age is a verb but senility is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
age Yes No Yes No
senility Yes No No No
As nouns, senility is a hyponym of age; that is, senility is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than age:
  • age: a late time of life
  • senility: mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
Other hyponyms of age include dotage, second childhood, autumn years, decrepitude.
age (noun) senility (noun)
how long something has existed the state of being senile
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
a late time of life
an era of history having some distinctive feature
a prolonged period of time
age (verb) senility (verb)
grow old or older
begin to seem older; get older
make older
Difference between age and senility

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