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dotard

do·tard
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doh-terd]
    • /ˈdoʊ tərd/
    • /ˈdəʊ.təd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doh-terd]
    • /ˈdoʊ tərd/

Definitions of dotard word

  • noun dotard a person, especially an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak-minded or foolish old person. 2
  • noun dotard An old person, especially one who has become weak or senile. 1
  • abbreviation DOTARD doater2 . 0
  • noun dotard a person who is weak-minded, esp through senility 0
  • noun dotard a person in his or her dotage; foolish and doddering old person 0
  • noun dotard An old person with impaired intellect; one in his or her dotage. 0

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Origin of dotard

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at dote, -ard

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dotard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dotard popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dotard usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dotard

adj dotard

  • tottering — walking unsteadily or shakily.
  • decrepit — Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak.
  • infirm — feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
  • senile — showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, especially short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease.
  • shaky — tending to shake or tremble.

noun dotard

  • square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • fogy — an excessively conservative or old-fashioned person, especially one who is intellectually dull (usually preceded by old): The board of directors were old fogies still living in the 19th century.
  • stick-in-the-mud — someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
  • old maid — Disparaging and Offensive. an elderly or confirmed spinster.
  • stuffed shirt — a pompous, self-satisfied, and inflexible person.

adjective dotard

  • aged — You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
  • feeble — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.

Antonyms for dotard

adj dotard

  • agile — Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.
  • young — being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
  • youthful — characterized by youth; young.

noun dotard

  • strongman — a person who performs remarkable feats of strength, as in a circus.

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