decrepitudes
States of decay
Decrepitudes is the plural of decrepitude, the state of being worn out or weakened by age or long use.
The word applies to both people and things: the decrepitudes of old age, the accumulated decrepitudes of the ancient building.
Multiple distinct instances of decay or infirmity can be counted as separate decrepitudes.
State of eventual death
- finitudeState of being bounded
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
- transienceBrevity of existence
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
decline · aging · twilight · waning · fragility · vulnerability · dissolution · ephemerality
Process of declining quality
- infirmityWeakness from illness or age
- frailtyWeakness of body
- feeblenessLack of strength
- weaknessDeficiency in force
dilapidation · debilitation · enfeeblement · fragility · decay · wasting · atrophy · degeneration
Decrease or refuse
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- obsolescenceState of becoming disused
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
inefficiency · corruption · collapse · failing · outdated · sclerosis · entropy · malaise
Decayed structural remains
- dilapidationState of ruin
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- decayGradual organic breakdown
dereliction · ramshackle · tumbledown · condemned · weathering · erosion · neglect · abandonment
mortality
State of eventual death
- finitudeState of being bounded
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
- transienceBrevity of existence
entropy · decline · aging · twilight · waning · fragility · vulnerability · dissolution · ephemerality · decay
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- infirmityWeakness from illness or age
- frailtyWeakness of body
- feeblenessLack of strength
weakness · dilapidation · debilitation · enfeeblement · fragility · decay · wasting · atrophy · degeneration · senescence
decline
Decrease or refuse
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- obsolescenceState of becoming disused
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
bureaucracy · inefficiency · corruption · collapse · failing · outdated · sclerosis · entropy · malaise · reform
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- dilapidationState of ruin
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
decay · dereliction · ramshackle · tumbledown · condemned · weathering · erosion · neglect · abandonment · rotting
decrepitudesvigor
Active physical strength
robustness · vitality · strength · healthfulness · fitness
decrepitudessoundness
Reliability of structure
sturdiness · solidity · intactness · structural integrity · wholeness
decrepitudesyouthfulness
State of being young
youth · newness · freshness · juvenility · infancy