decrepitude
Worn-out old age
Decrepitude is the state of being worn out or weakened by age, illness, or hard use.
It applies to people, animals, buildings, or institutions that have deteriorated to the point of near-collapse: The mansion had fallen into decrepitude.
The word carries a sense of irreversible decline—not merely old, but broken down by time.
Poor maintained condition
- ruinationState of complete destruction
- shamblesState of total disorder
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
dereliction · collapse · crumbling · ramshackle · tumbledown · rickety · rundown · battered
Gradual functional decline with age
- dotageAge-related mental weakness
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- infirmityWeakness from illness or age
- geriatricsMedicine for the elderly
gerontology · octogenarian · nonagenarian · centenarian · pensioner · retirement · silver-haired · venerable
Process of declining quality
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
withering · atrophy · corrosion · erosion · fading · breakdown · degradation · waste
Deficiency in force
- fragilityEase of breaking
- brittlenessProne to snapping
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- debilitationLoss of strength or vitality
impairment · exhaustion · feebleness · helplessness · dependency · invalidity · incapacity · unsteadiness
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- supersededReplaced by something newer
defunct · anachronistic · bygone · passe · old-fashioned · mothballed · discarded · redundant
disrepair
Poor maintained condition
- ruinationState of complete destruction
- shamblesState of total disorder
- rubbleBroken building fragments
wreckage · dereliction · collapse · crumbling · ramshackle · tumbledown · rickety · rundown · battered · worn
senescence
Gradual functional decline with age
geriatrics · gerontology · octogenarian · nonagenarian · centenarian · pensioner · retirement · silver-haired · venerable · superannuated
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
crumbling · withering · atrophy · corrosion · erosion · fading · breakdown · degradation · waste · molder
weakness
Deficiency in force
- fragilityEase of breaking
- brittlenessProne to snapping
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
debilitation · impairment · exhaustion · feebleness · helplessness · dependency · invalidity · incapacity · unsteadiness · shakiness
outdated
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
superseded · defunct · anachronistic · bygone · passe · old-fashioned · mothballed · discarded · redundant · dinosaur
neglect
Failure to provide care
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- desolationState of complete emptiness
- disuseCessation of practice
vacancy · overgrown · uninhabited · derelict · deserted · forgotten · wasteland · emptiness · hollowed · ghostly
- decayrot, decay rate, wilt, crumble, decomposition
- physical weaknessweakness, frailty, feebleness, poor health, debility
- agingaging process, aging body, biological age, aging workforce, aging parents
- illnessdisease, sickness, illness, ailment, disorder
- declinesdrop, decline, downtrend, downturn, downfall
- Deteriorationdecay, rot, degradation, deterioration, corrosion
decrepitudevigor
Active physical strength
vitality · robustness · health · fitness · strength
decrepitudesoundness
Reliability of structure
sturdiness · solidity · integrity · structural integrity · robustness
decrepitudeyouth
State of being immature
youthfulness · prime · bloom · prime of life · freshness