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- [kuh-doo-si-tee, -dyoo-]
- /kəˈdu sɪ ti, -ˈdyu-/
- /kə.ˈdjuː.sɪ.tɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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