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Senescence

noun/sɛnˈɛsəns/
Definition
the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
the property characteristic of old age
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sɛnˈɛsəns/
🇬🇧British English
/sɛnˈɛsəns/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sɛnˈɛsəns/
3 syllables Say it as /sɛnˈɛsəns/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ageingagednessaging
Word Forms
senescentadjectivegrowing old
agedadjectiveadvanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Seneszenz
der organische Prozess des Älterwerdens und die Darstellung der Auswirkungen des zunehmenden Alters
🇫🇷French
sénescence
le processus organique de vieillissement et montrant les effets de l’âge croissant
🇪🇸Spanish
senectud
El proceso orgánico de envejecer y mostrar los efectos del aumento de la edad.
🇮🇹Italian
senescenza
il processo organico di invecchiare e mostrare gli effetti dell'aumento dell'età
🇳🇱Dutch
veroudering
het organische proces van ouder worden en het laten zien van de effecten van het ouder worden
🇵🇹Portuguese
senescência
o processo orgânico de envelhecer e mostrar os efeitos do aumento da idade
🇷🇺Russian
старение
органический процесс старения и проявление эффектов старения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बुढ़ापा
उम्र बढ़ने की जैविक प्रक्रिया और बढ़ती उम्र का असर दिखना
🇧🇩Bengali
বার্ধক্য
বয়স্ক হওয়ার জৈব প্রক্রিয়া এবং ক্রমবর্ধমান বয়সের প্রভাব দেখানো
🇮🇳Tamil
முதுமை
வயதாகி, வயதை அதிகரிப்பதன் விளைவுகளைக் காட்டும் கரிம செயல்முறை
🇮🇳Telugu
వృద్ధాప్యం
వృద్ధాప్యం మరియు పెరుగుతున్న వయస్సు ప్రభావాలను చూపించే సేంద్రీయ ప్రక్రియ
🇮🇳Marathi
वृद्धत्व
वृद्ध होण्याची सेंद्रिय प्रक्रिया आणि वाढत्या वयाचे परिणाम दर्शविते
🇮🇳Gujarati
વૃદ્ધાવસ્થા
વૃદ્ધ થવાની કાર્બનિક પ્રક્રિયા અને વધતી ઉંમરની અસરો દર્શાવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ವೃದ್ಧಾಪ್ಯ
ವಯಸ್ಸಾಗುವ ಮತ್ತು ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತಿರುವ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನ ಪರಿಣಾಮಗಳನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವ ಸಾವಯವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വാർദ്ധക്യം
പ്രായമാകുന്നതിൻ്റെയും പ്രായത്തിൻ്റെ ഫലങ്ങൾ കാണിക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെയും ജൈവ പ്രക്രിയ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੁਢਾਪਾ
ਉਮਰ ਵਧਣ ਦੀ ਜੈਵਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਵਧਦੀ ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
سنسنی
عمر بڑھنے اور بڑھتی عمر کے اثرات کو ظاہر کرنے کا نامیاتی عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
衰老
变老的有机过程并显示年龄增长的影响
🇯🇵Japanese
老化
年齢を重ねる有機的なプロセスと、加齢による影響を示すもの
🇰🇷Korean
노화
나이가 들어가는 유기적인 과정과 나이가 들수록 나타나는 영향
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tuổi già
quá trình hữu cơ của sự già đi và cho thấy những ảnh hưởng của tuổi tác ngày càng tăng
🇹🇭Thai
ความชราภาพ
กระบวนการอินทรีย์ของการแก่ตัวและแสดงผลของอายุที่เพิ่มมากขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
penuaan
proses organik bertambahnya usia dan menunjukkan efek bertambahnya usia
🇲🇾Malay
penuaan
proses organik semakin tua dan menunjukkan kesan peningkatan umur
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الشيخوخة
العملية العضوية للتقدم في السن وإظهار آثار زيادة العمر
🇮🇷Persian
پیری
روند ارگانیک افزایش سن و نشان دادن اثرات افزایش سن
🇹🇷Turkish
yaşlanma
yaşlanmanın organik süreci ve artan yaşın etkilerini gösteren
🇮🇱Hebrew
הְזדַקְנוּת
התהליך האורגני של התבגרות והצגת ההשפעות של העלייה בגיל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'senescence'?
The primary meaning of 'senescence' is 'the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'senescence' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'senescence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'senescence' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'senescence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'senescence' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'senescence' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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