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dotage
This term carries a heavy connotation of fragility and cognitive decline, often evoking a sense of pity or helplessness. It describes a specific stage of senescence where the mind becomes clouded, distinguishing it from general old age by focusing on the loss of mental acuity and the onset of senility.
Grammatically, this noun is uncountable. It refers to a state of being or a period of time rather than a discrete object, meaning it cannot be pluralized or counted with numbers. To refer to specific instances or aspects of this state, one must use partitive constructions such as a period of dotage.
Meanings
Examples
He spent his final years in a state of peaceful dotage.
I hope I never slip into dotage and forget the faces of my children.
The old king had fallen into a deep dotage and could no longer rule.
Is this just a momentary lapse or the beginning of his dotage?
She cared for her father with patience as he entered his dotage.
The poet wrote about the fragility of the mind during dotage.
He is far too sharp in his thinking to be in his dotage.
The nobility whispered that the duke was lost in his dotage.