caducity

noun

ca·du·ci·ty kə-ˈdü-sə-tē How to pronounce caducity (audio)

-ˈdyü-

: senility

: the quality of being transitory or perishable

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Caducity derives by way of the French caduc, meaning "transitory," from the Latin caducus, meaning "tending to fall," a product of the verb cadere, meaning "to fall." Words that share the "cadere" root with "caducity" include "accident," "coincide," "cadaver," and "chance." "Caducity" usually refers to the fleeting or perishable nature of something. More specifically, it can refer to the perishable nature of cognitive abilities and can be used as a synonym of senility. Both senses of the word first appeared in English in the second half of the 18th century.

caducity

noun

as in second childhood

the state or period of mental decline that typically accompanies old age forgetting the name of an old friend was another painful reminder of her progressive caducity

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second childhood
feebleness
senility
dotage
anility
senescence
decrepitude
senectitude
infirmity
geezerhood

单词	caducity
释义	caducity noun ca·du·ci·ty kə-ˈdü-sə-tē -ˈdyü- 1 : senility 2 : the quality of being transitory or perishable Did you know? Caducity derives by way of the French caduc, meaning "transitory," from the Latin caducus, meaning "tending to fall," a product of the verb cadere, meaning "to fall." Words that share the "cadere" root with "caducity" include "accident," "coincide," "cadaver," and "chance." "Caducity" usually refers to the fleeting or perishable nature of something. More specifically, it can refer to the perishable nature of cognitive abilities and can be used as a synonym of senility. Both senses of the word first appeared in English in the second half of the 18th century. Synonyms dotage second childhood senility See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences forgetting the name of an old friend was another painful reminder of her progressive caducity Word History Etymology probably borrowed from French caducité "dilapidation, senility," going back to Middle French, from caduc "on the verge of collapsing, dilapidated" (borrowed from Latin cadūcus "on the verge of collapsing, unsteady, transitory") + -ité -ity — more at caducous First Known Use 1717, in the meaning defined at sense 1 caducity noun as in second childhood the state or period of mental decline that typically accompanies old age forgetting the name of an old friend was another painful reminder of her progressive caducity Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance second childhood feebleness senility dotage anility senescence decrepitude senectitude infirmity geezerhood
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