Dotage

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A deterioration of mental faculties.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.
  • n. Fondness or attentiveness, especially to an excessive degree.
  • n. foolish utterance; drivel
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind, particularly in old age; the childishness of old age; senility.
  • n. Foolish utterance; drivel.
  • n. Excessive fondness; weak and foolish affection.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state of one who dotes; feebleness or imbecility of mind in old age; second childhood; senility.
  • n. Weak and foolish affection; excessive fondness.
  • n. The folly imagined by one who is foolish and doting.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
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    old age    age    years    eld    geezerhood   
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