dotages
Decline of age
Dotages is the plural of dotage, a state of mental decline or feebleness associated with old age: The king had entered his dotage and could no longer govern.
The word implies diminished capacity rather than mere elderliness.
In his or her dotage suggests someone past their prime, often with connotations of senility or childishness.
Decrease or refuse
- feeblenessLack of strength
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
- infirmityWeakness from illness or age
- decrepitudeWornness from age
forgetfulness · confusion · frailty · weakness · deterioration · mental decline · second childhood · twilight years
Persistent, intrusive preoccupation
- foolishnessUnwise conduct
- besottednessFoolish, excessive fondness
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
adoration · smitten · blind love · spoiling · indulgence · devotion · attachment · fawning
decline
Decrease or refuse
- feeblenessLack of strength
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
- infirmityWeakness from illness or age
decrepitude · forgetfulness · confusion · frailty · weakness · deterioration · mental decline · second childhood · twilight years · elderly
obsession
Persistent, intrusive preoccupation
- foolishnessUnwise conduct
- besottednessFoolish, excessive fondness
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
fondness · adoration · smitten · blind love · spoiling · indulgence · devotion · attachment · fawning · coddling
dotagesyouth
State of being immature
infancy · childhood · adolescence · prime of life · young adulthood
dotagesvigor
Active physical strength
prime · mental acuity · sharpness · vitality · robustness
dotageslucidity
Clearness of mind
sharpness · mental acuity · sagacity · keenness · astuteness