dotage

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.
2. (countable, uncountable) Fondness or attentiveness, especially to an excessive degree.
3. (countable, uncountable) Foolish utterance(s); drivel.

Synonyms

second childhood

senility

ruddiness

sheepishness

shyness

reaching age of 60

Translations

chochez

Senilität

senectus

bunaklık

gâtisme

düşkünlük

sénilité

Beschämung

Befangenheit

curtesa

Erreichen des 61sten Lebensjahres

άνοια

ξεμωράματα

ξεμώραμα

Verschämtheit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdoʊtɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From Middle English dotage, from doten (“to dote”) + -age; equivalent to dote + -age.