the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
senesce
verb
grow old or older
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
seneszent
alt werden
🇫🇷French
sénescent
vieillir
🇪🇸Spanish
senescente
envejeciendo
🇮🇹Italian
senescente
invecchiando
🇳🇱Dutch
verouderd
oud worden
🇵🇹Portuguese
senescente
envelhecendo
🇷🇺Russian
стареющий
старею
India
🇮🇳Hindi
वृद्ध होनेवाला
बूढ़ा होना
🇧🇩Bengali
সেন্সেন্ট
বৃদ্ধ হচ্ছে
🇮🇳Tamil
முதிர்ந்த
வயதாகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
వృద్ధాప్యం
ముసలితనం పెరుగుతోంది
🇮🇳Marathi
वृद्ध होणे
वृद्ध होणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
વૃદ્ધ
વૃદ્ધ થવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಯಸ್ಸಾದ
ವಯಸ್ಸಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വാർദ്ധക്യം
പ്രായമേറുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਨਸਨੀ
ਬੁੱਢਾ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
سنسنی خیز
بوڑھا ہو رہا ہے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
衰老的
变老
🇯🇵Japanese
老化した
年をとる
🇰🇷Korean
늙은
늙어가다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tuổi già
già đi
🇹🇭Thai
ชราภาพ
แก่ขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
tua
bertambah tua
🇵🇭Filipino
matanda na
tumatanda
🇲🇾Malay
tua
semakin tua
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مسن
يكبر
🇮🇷Persian
پیر
پیر شدن
🇹🇷Turkish
yaşlanmış
yaşlanmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
מזדקן
להזדקן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'senescent'?
The primary meaning of 'senescent' is 'growing old'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'senescent' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'senescent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'senescent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'senescent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'senescent' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'senescent' easy to spell?
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Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'senescent' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'senescent' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'senescent' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'senescent' as formal, casual, or slang?
Formal
Casual
Slang
Archaic
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