senescent

se·nes·cent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [si-nes-uh nt]
- /sɪˈnɛs ənt/
- /sɪˈnesənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [si-nes-uh nt]
- /sɪˈnɛs ənt/

Definitions of senescent word

adjective senescent growing old; aging. 1
adjective senescent Cell Biology. (of a cell) no longer capable of dividing but still alive and metabolically active. 1
adjective senescent growing old 0
adjective senescent characteristic of old age 0
adjective senescent growing old; aging 0

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Origin of senescent

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

1650-60; < Latin senēscent- (stem of senēscēns) present participle of senēscere ‘to grow old’, equivalent to sen- ‘old’ + -ēscent- -escent

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Parts of speech for Senescent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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senescent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for senescent

adj senescent

aged — You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
anile — of or like a feeble old woman
been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
creaky — A creaky object creaks when it moves.
long in the tooth — (in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.

noun senescent

aging — the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.
crumblings — any pieces of matter which have crumbled or fallen from a larger part
ageing — Someone or something that is ageing is becoming older and less healthy or efficient.
crumbling — to break into small fragments or crumbs.
declining — deteriorating gradually, as in quality, health, or character

adjective senescent

enfeebled — Make weak or feeble.
obsolescent — becoming obsolete; passing out of use, as a word: an obsolescent term.
oldie — a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.

All 18 Synonyms of senescent