different between seniority vs senile

English

Etymology

From Middle English senyoryte, from Medieval Latin senioritas, from Latin senior (“elder”); see senior.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: s?n-?-?r??-t?, IPA^(key): /si?n?????ti/
• (General American) enPR: s?n-y?r??-t?, IPA^(key): /sin?j???ti/
• Rhymes: -???ti
• Hyphenation: se?nior?i?ty

Noun

seniority (countable and uncountable, plural seniorities)

1. A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer.

   It's an old-fashioned company, with parking spaces and other perks doled out on the basis of seniority.

Synonyms

• anciennity
• eldership

Related terms

• senior

Translations

Further reading

• seniority in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• seniority in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French senile, from Latin sen?lis (“of or pertaining to old age”), from senex (“old man”), from Gaulish and Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?si?na?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?sina?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

senile (comparative more senile, superlative most senile)

1. Of, or relating to old age.
2. (often offensive) Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.

Antonyms

• juvenile

Derived terms

Related terms

• senate
• senator
• senescence
• senility
• senior
• seniority

Translations

Noun

senile (plural seniles)

1. (dated, medicine) A person who is senile.

Further reading

• senile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• senile in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Inslee, enisle, ensile, lienes, silene

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

senile

1. inflection of senil:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sen?lis.

Adjective

senile (plural senili)

1. senile

Related terms

• senilità

Anagrams

• lesine

Latin

Adjective

sen?le

1. nominative neuter singular of sen?lis
2. accusative neuter singular of sen?lis
3. vocative neuter singular of sen?lis

Old French

Etymology

From Latin sen?lis

Adjective

senile m (oblique and nominative feminine singular senile)

1. relating to old age

Declension

Descendants

• ? English: senile
• French: sénile