dotage
n . 老耄,老迷糊,溺爱
老耄,老迷糊,溺爱
dotage n 1 :
mental infirmity as a consequence of old age ;
sometimes shown by foolish infatuations [
synonym : {
dotage }, {
second childhood }, {
senility }]
Dotage \
Do "
tage \,
n . [
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
Capable of distinguishing between the infancy and the dotage of Greek literature . --
Macaulay .
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2 .
Foolish utterance ;
drivel .
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The sapless dotages of old Paris and Salamanca . --
Milton .
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3 .
Excessive fondness ;
weak and foolish affection .
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The dotage of the nation on presbytery . --
Bp .
Burnet .
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1913 Webster ]
68 Moby Thesaurus words for "
dotage ":
advanced age ,
advanced years ,
age ,
age of retirement ,
an incurable disease ,
anility ,
blind faith ,
caducity ,
childishness ,
credulity ,
credulousness ,
debility ,
decline ,
decline of life ,
declining years ,
decrepitude ,
disposition to believe ,
dotardism ,
ease of belief ,
eld ,
elderliness ,
feebleness ,
fondness ,
green old age ,
gross credulity ,
hale old age ,
hoary age ,
infatuation ,
infirm old age ,
infirmity ,
infirmity of age ,
longevity ,
old age ,
oldness ,
overcredulity ,
overcredulousness ,
overopenness to conviction ,
overtrustfulness ,
pensionable age ,
rash conviction ,
ricketiness ,
ripe old age ,
second childhood ,
senectitude ,
senile debility ,
senile dementia ,
senile psychosis ,
senile weakness ,
senilism ,
senility ,
senior citizenship ,
superannuation ,
the downward slope ,
the golden years ,
trustfulness ,
uncritical acceptance ,
uncriticalness ,
unquestioning belief ,
unripe acceptation ,
unskepticalness ,
unsuspectingness ,
unsuspiciousness ,
vale of years ,
white hairs ,
will to believe ,
willingness to believe ,
wishful belief ,
wishful thinking
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