Word of the Day – Caducity

Caducity (noun) (archaic)

kad-oos-i-tee

The infirmity of old age; senility.

Mid 18th century: from French caducité, from caduc, from Latin caducus ‘liable to fall’, from cadere ‘to fall’.

Example sentences

“The problem is the symptoms of caducity are worsening by the day.”