senescent

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɪˈnɛsənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɪˈnɛsənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(si nes′ənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
se•nes•cent /sɪˈnɛsənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. growing old;
    aging.
se•nes•cence, n. [uncountable]See -sene-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
se•nes•cent  (si nes′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. growing old;
    aging.
  • Latin senēscent- (stem of senēscēns) present participle of senēscere to grow old, equivalent. to sen- old + -ēscent- -escent
  • 1650–60
se•nes′cence, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
senescent / sɪˈnɛsənt/
  1. growing old
  2. characteristic of old age
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin senēscere to grow old, from senex oldseˈnescence

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