senescent

[ si-nes-uhnt ]

/ sɪˈnɛs ənt /

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adjective

growing old; aging.

Cell Biology. (of a cell) no longer capable of dividing but still alive and metabolically active.

Origin of senescent

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

OTHER WORDS FROM senescent

se·nes·cence, nounun·se·nes·cent, adjective

Words nearby senescent

Senegal, Senegalese, Senegambia, Senegambia Confederation, senescence, senescent, seneschal, Senghor, sengi, Sengstaken-Blakemore tube, senhor

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Example sentences from the Web for senescent

The gardener slammed the door of the senescent truck with vehement lack of affection.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore
A senescent city; mostly antiquated Spanish architecture,—ponderous archways and earthquake-proof walls.
Two Years in the French West Indies|Lafcadio Hearn
By that sort of piety to which senescent female sinners everywhere and at all times devote themselves she secured new friends.
Lucretia Borgia|Ferdinand Gregorovius
On this theme she chanted long and lovingly and a hundred coloured, senescent imageries leaped from the song.
Nights in London|Thomas Burke

The process in which we now find James engaged is mental rather than senescent, but you would hardly guess it to look at him.
The Whirligig of Time|Wayland Wells Williams

British Dictionary definitions for senescent

senescent

/ (sɪˈnɛsənt) /

adjective

growing old

characteristic of old age

Derived forms of senescent

senescence, noun

Word Origin for senescent

C17: from Latin senēscere to grow old, from senex old

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for senescent

senescent

[ sĭ-nĕs′ənt ]

adj.

Growing old; aging.

单词	senescent
释义	senescent [ si-nes-uhnt ] / sɪˈnɛs ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR senescent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective growing old; aging. Cell Biology. (of a cell) no longer capable of dividing but still alive and metabolically active. Origin of senescent 1650–60; <Latin senēscent- (stem of senēscēns) present participle of senēscere ‘to grow old’, equivalent to sen- ‘old’ + -ēscent--escent OTHER WORDS FROM senescent se·nes·cence, nounun·se·nes·cent, adjective Words nearby senescent Senegal, Senegalese, Senegambia, Senegambia Confederation, senescence, senescent, seneschal, Senghor, sengi, Sengstaken-Blakemore tube, senhor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for senescent The gardener slammed the door of the senescent truck with vehement lack of affection. Greener Than You Think\|Ward Moore A senescent city; mostly antiquated Spanish architecture,—ponderous archways and earthquake-proof walls. Two Years in the French West Indies\|Lafcadio Hearn By that sort of piety to which senescent female sinners everywhere and at all times devote themselves she secured new friends. Lucretia Borgia\|Ferdinand Gregorovius On this theme she chanted long and lovingly and a hundred coloured, senescent imageries leaped from the song. Nights in London\|Thomas Burke The process in which we now find James engaged is mental rather than senescent, but you would hardly guess it to look at him. The Whirligig of Time\|Wayland Wells Williams British Dictionary definitions for senescent senescent / (sɪˈnɛsənt) / adjective growing old characteristic of old age Derived forms of senescent senescence, noun Word Origin for senescent C17: from Latin senēscere to grow old, from senex old Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to senescent Emasculate, Incel And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.comA babywearing dad. A former White House photographer. A long-running TV show. What do they all have in common? Spots on the Dictionary.com Trending Words of the Week list for October 12–19, 2018! READ MORE Words related to senescent elderly, antique, gray, antediluvian, ancient, shot, worn, antiquated, oldie, maturing, waning, crumbling, stale, fading, mellowing, slumping, developing, fermenting, declining, aged Medical definitions for senescent senescent [ sĭ-nĕs′ənt ] adj. Growing old; aging. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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senescent

adjective

Origin of senescent

OTHER WORDS FROM senescent

Words nearby senescent

Example sentences from the Web for senescent

British Dictionary definitions for senescent

adjective

Derived forms of senescent

Word Origin for senescent

Content related to senescent

Words related to senescent

Medical definitions for senescent

adj.