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Senescence

Posted by kazvorpal on October 24, 2009


Grasping ElderlySenescence

adj. Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.

It is by a blend of lively curiosity and intelligent selfishness that the artists who wish to mature late, who feel too old to die, the Goethes, Tolstoys, Voltaires, Titians and Verdis, reach a fruitful senescence.
— Cyril Connolly, Enemies of Promise (1938)

Senescence begins
And middle age ends
The day your descendents
Outnumber your friends.
— Ogden Nash, Crossing The Border

Etymology
Latin senescere, easy to remember as the same origin as senile and senator.

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One Response to “Senescence”

  1. Adam Jacot de Boinod said

    October 24, 2009 at 13:43

    Dear Kazvorpal

    Please forgive me emailing you in such a seemingly cold fashion. You seem to share my love of language and I wondered if you might like a mutual link to my English word website:

    http://www.thewonderofwhiffling.com

    or my Foreign words website:

    http://www.themeaningoftingo.com

    with best wishes

    Adam Jacot de Boinod

    Reply

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