dotage, second childhood, senility
(noun) mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dotage (countable and uncountable, plural dotages)
Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.
Fondness or attentiveness, especially to an excessive degree.
Foolish utterance(s); drivel.
• (loss of mental acuity associated with aging): second childhood
• dogate, goated, togaed
Source: Wiktionary
Do"tage, n. Etym: [From Dote, v. i.]
1. Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind, particularly in old age; the childishness of old age; senility; as, a venerable man, now in his dotage. Capable of distinguishing between the infancy and the dotage of Greek literature. Macaulay.
2. Foolish utterance; drivel. The sapless dotages of old Paris and Salamanca. Milton.
3. Excessive fondness; weak and foolish affection. The dotage of the nation on presbytery. Bp. Burnet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
