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caducity

ca·du·ci·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-doo-si-tee, -dyoo-]
    • /kəˈdu sɪ ti, -ˈdyu-/
    • /kə.ˈdjuː.sɪ.tɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-doo-si-tee, -dyoo-]
    • /kəˈdu sɪ ti, -ˈdyu-/

Definitions of caducity word

  • noun caducity perishableness 3
  • noun caducity senility 3
  • noun caducity the quality or state of being perishable 3
  • noun caducity the infirmity or weakness of old age; senility. 1
  • noun caducity frailty; transitoriness: the caducity of life. 1
  • noun caducity The infirmity of old age; senility. 1

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Origin of caducity

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
1760-1770; < French caducité, equivalent to caduc caducous + -ité -ity

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Parts of speech for Caducity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

caducity popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

caducity usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for caducity

noun caducity

  • age — Your age is the number of years that you have lived.
  • lapse — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
  • senility — the state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmity of old age.
  • feebleness — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.

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