se‧nes‧cent /səˈnes
ənt, sɪˈnes
ənt/
adjective technical[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: present participle of senescere 'to grow old', from senex; ⇒ senior1]
becoming old and showing the effects of getting older
Synonym : ageing:
a senescent industry—senescence noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲