senescent

se·nes·cent  (s-nsnt)

adj.

Growing old; aging.

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[Latin senscns, senscent-, present participle of senscere, to grow old, inchoative of senre, to be old, from senex, sen-, old; see sen- in Indo-European roots.]

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se·nescence n.

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senescent [sɪˈnɛs^ənt]

adj

1. growing old

2. characteristic of old age

[from Latin senēscere to grow old, from senex old]

senescence  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

senescent - growing old                           ageing, aging old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"

Translations

senescent

adj (form) → alternd