- senescent
- senescent 1650s, from L. scenescens, prp. of senescere "to grow old," from senex "old" (see SENILE (Cf. senile)).
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sénescent — sénescent, ente [ senesɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • fin XIVe, repris déb. XXe; du lat. senescere « vieillir » ♦ Didact. Qui présente les caractères de la sénescence. Sujet sénescent. Subst. Un sénescent. ● sénescent, sénescente adjectif ( … Encyclopédie Universelle
Senescent — Se*nes cent, a. [L. senescent, p. pr. of senescere to grow old, incho. fr. senere to be old.] Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time. The night was senescent. Poe. With too senescent air. Lowell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
senescent — senescént adj. m., pl. senescénţi; f. sg. senescéntă, pl. senescénte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic SENESCÉNT, Ă adj. (despre ţesuturi, organism) în stare de senescenţă. (< fr … Dicționar Român
senescent — se‧nes‧cent [sˈnesnt] adjective formal getting older and showing the effects of this: • Coal is often viewed as a senescent industry … Financial and business terms
senescent — index elderly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
senescent — [sə nes′ənt] adj. [L senescens, prp. of senescere, to grow old < senex, old: see SENATE] growing old; aging senescence [sə nes′əns] n … English World dictionary
senescent — Growing old. * * * se·nes·cent si nes ənt adj relating to, characterized by, or associated with senescence <senescent persons> <senescent arthritis> … Medical dictionary
senescent — senescence, n. /si nes euhnt/, adj. growing old; aging. [1650 60; < L senescent (s. of senescens) prp. of senescere to grow old, equiv. to sen old + escent ESCENT] * * * … Universalium
senescent — se|nes|cent [sıˈnesənt] adj technical [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of senescere to grow old , from senex; SENIOR1] becoming old and showing the effects of getting older ▪ a senescent industry >senescence n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
senescent — adjective technical becoming old and showing the effects of getting older: a senescent industry senescence noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
