caducity

/kuh-doo-si-tee, -dyoo-/US // kəˈdu sɪ ti, -ˈdyu- //UK // (kəˈdjuːsɪtɪ) //

寅吃卯粮,寅寅卯卯,寅恪,寅时

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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

nounfeebleness

Synonyms

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.