senil
Portuguese, adjective/seˈniw/
senil is spelled S-E-N-I-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,308th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Senil is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “senile (of, or relating to old age)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo à velhice, gerontológico”.
What does senil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesenile (of, or relating to old age)
- 2
femininemasculineoffensivesenile (exhibiting the deterioration of the mind)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à velhice, gerontológico 2. diz-se de quem é caduco e possui outras características de idade avançada
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of senil
- senis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce senil?
- Brazil /seˈniw/
- Brazil [seˈniʊ̯]
- Portugal /sɨˈnil/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to senil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is senil in Portuguese?
senil appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).