Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dotage

/ˈdoʊtɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: dotage
IPA: /ˈdoʊtɪd͡ʒ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Fondness or attentiveness, especially to an excessive degree.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Foolish utterance(s); drivel.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""More care!" said the old man in a shrill voice, […] there were in his face marks of deep and anxious thought which convinced me that he could not be, as I had been at first inclined to suppose, in a state of dotage or imbecility."
"Claudio And ſhe is exceeding wiſe. Prince In euery thing but in louing Benedicke. […] I would ſhee had beſtowed this dotage on mee, […]"
"No leſs are they out of the way in Philoſophy, peſtring their heads with the ſapleſs dotages of old Paris and Salamanca."

Etymology

From Middle English dotage, from doten (“to dote”) + -age; equivalent to dote + -age.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dotage
Suffix: dote

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdoʊtɪd͡ʒ/
British English: /ˈdəʊtɪdʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dotages (plural)

Derived Forms

anecdotage sacerdotage

Frequently Paired Words

dotard

Synonyms

second childhood senility

Questions

How do you pronounce dotage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdoʊtɪd͡ʒ/.
What does dotage mean?: Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.
Where does dotage come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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