dotage
dotage · dotages
старческое слабоумие, старческий маразм
Senilität, Altersschwäche
Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with agingDecline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.
UK/ˈdəʊtɪdʒ/US/ˈdoʊtɪd͡ʒ/
» She was sinking into her dotage.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.
Senilität, Altersschwäche
ста́рческое слабоу́миеstárčeskoje slaboúmije, ста́рческий мара́змstárčeskij marázm
(countable, uncountable)Fondness or attentiveness, especially to an excessive degree.
(countable, uncountable)Foolish utterance(s); drivel.
More definitions
- mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
Examples
1 sentencesShe was sinking into her dotage.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
senility:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
senility:
Origin
From Middle English dotage, from doten (“to dote”) + -age; equivalent to dote + -age.From Middle English dotage, from doten (“to dote”) + -age; equivalent to dote + -age.
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Forms
plural: dotagesSynonyms
2 synonymsloss of mental acuity associated with aging:second childhood
Close in meaning
- mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations:second childhoodsenility
Word family
3 related wordsRelateddotard
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable