senescence \sih-NEH-suhn(t)s\, noun:
The state of being old; the process of growing old; aging.
Senescence is from Latin senescere, "to grow old," from senex, "old." It is related to senile. The adjective form is senescent.
Well, doesn't that just make a person feel special? Saw this first thing this morning and it just made this senescent person feel so young and spry.
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