caducity
Archaic. the infirmity or weakness of old age; senility.
Literary. the quality of being perishable or transitory: the caducity of life.
Origin of caducity
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How to use caducity in a sentence
Magpies, crows, and jays, evince symptoms of caducity at the same age.
A World of Wonders | VariousPensive musings upon the caducity of the human race are, generally, rather feminine than masculine.
Red as a Rose is She | Rhoda BroughtonLet us deduct even from old age the years of infancy, the years of caducity, and the years of sleep,—alas!
Curiosities of Medical Experience | J. G. (John Gideon) MillingenThe "caducity" and "persistency" of floral envelopes furnish some valuable characteristics for the distinction of species.
Everyday Objects | W. H. Davenport Adams
British Dictionary definitions for caducity
/ (kəˈdjuːsɪtɪ) /
perishableness
senility
Origin of caducity
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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