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caducity

[ kuh-doo-si-tee, -dyoo- ]

noun

  1. Archaic. the infirmity or weakness of old age; senility.
  2. Literary. the quality of being perishable or transitory:

    the caducity of life.



caducity

/ kəˈdjuːsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. perishableness
  2. senility
“Collins 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of caducity1

First recorded in 1760–70; from French caducité, equivalent to caduc caducous + -ité -ity
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Word History and Origins

Origin of caducity1

C18: from French, from Latin cadūcus caducous
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Example Sentences

Magpies, crows, and jays, evince symptoms of caducity at the same age.

Pensive musings upon the caducity of the human race are, generally, rather feminine than masculine.

Let us deduct even from old age the years of infancy, the years of caducity, and the years of sleep,—alas!

The "caducity" and "persistency" of floral envelopes furnish some valuable characteristics for the distinction of species.

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