Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

senectitude

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: senec-ti-tude
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Three-and-twenty years form a large portion of the short life of man,—one-third as nearly as can be expressed in unbroken numbers, of the entire term fixed by the psalmist, and full one-half, if we strike off the twilight of childhood and immature youth, and of senectitude weary of its toils."

Etymology

From Latin senectus (“aged, old age”), senex (“old”). Compare senescent.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: senectus

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

agedness elderliness oldness age chair days codgerhood eld fogeydom geezerdom golden years old age oldhood

Questions

What does senectitude mean?: old age
Where does senectitude come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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