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caducity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Dotage or senility.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 2

The state of being impermanent or transitory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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History

Etymology

From French caducité; see caducous.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: старост (starost) — dotage or senility
  • Bulgarian: сенилност (senilnost) — dotage or senility
  • Catalan: caducitat — dotage or senility
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老糊涂 (lǎohútú) — dotage or senility
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老迷糊 — dotage or senility
  • Chinese Mandarin: 衰老 (shuāilǎo) — dotage or senility
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老邁 /老迈 (lǎomài) — dotage or senility
  • Spanish: caducidad — dotage or senility
  • Bulgarian: тленност (tlennost) — The state of being impermanent or transitory
  • Bulgarian: преходност (prehodnost) — The state of being impermanent or transitory
  • Catalan: caducitat — The state of being impermanent or transitory
  • Russian: бренность (bryennost') — The state of being impermanent or transitory