caducity

noun

ca·​du·​ci·​ty kə-ˈdü-sə-tē 

-ˈdyü-

1

: senility

2

: the quality of being transitory or perishable

Synonyms

• dotage
• second childhood
• senility

Examples of caducity in a Sentence

forgetting the name of an old friend was another painful reminder of her progressive caducity

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from French caducité "dilapidation, senility," going back to Middle French, from caduc "on the verge of collapsing, dilapidated" (borrowed from Latin cadūcus "on the verge of collapsing, unsteady, transitory") + -ité -ity — more at caducous

First Known Use

1717, in the meaning defined at sense 1