dotage
11dotage — noun a) Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility. More care! said the old man. . . . There were in his face marks of deep and anxious thought which convinced me that he could not be, as I had been at… …
12dotage — do|tage [ˈdəutıdʒ US ˈdou ] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: dote to show the mental weakness of old age (13 19 centuries)] in your dotage in your old age …
13dotage — dot|age [ doutıdʒ ] noun HUMOROUS in your dotage in the period of time when you are old …
14dotage — noun in your dotage in your old age …
15dotage — noun the memoirs she began in her dotage Syn: declining years, winter of one s life, autumn of one s life; advanced years, old age; literary eld …
16dotage — UK [ˈdəʊtɪdʒ] / US [ˈdoʊtɪdʒ] noun humorous in your dotage …
17dotage — n. feeble minded senility (in his dotage) …
18dotage — noun Etymology: Middle English, from doten to dote Date: 14th century a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness …
19dotage — /doh tij/, n. 1. a decline of mental faculties, esp. as associated with old age; senility. 2. excessive fondness; foolish affection. [1300 50; ME; see DOTE, AGE] * * * …
20dotage — The deterioration of previously intact mental powers, common in old age. * * * dot·age dōt ij n a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness …
