4 September 2018

dotage

[doh-tij]

noun

1. a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
2. excessive fondness; foolish affection.

Origin of dotage

Middle English

1300-1350 Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at dote, -age

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Examples from the Web for dotage

Contemporary Examples

Being politically astute, even in her dotage, Baroness Thatcher was aware what contention that could create.
Margaret Thatcher, Divisive Even in Death
Peter Jukes
April 12, 2013

Historical Examples

And was it not more than a good old man’s dotage, God rest his soul!
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson

Now I am getting into my dotage and look on the dark side of everything.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Today’s quote

A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding.

– Marshall McLuhan

On this day

4 September 1937 – birth of Dawn Fraser AO MBE, Australian swimming legend. Won Olympic gold medals in 1956, 1960 and 1964, as well as a number of silver medals.

4 September 2006 – death of Steve Irwin, ‘The Crocodile Hunter’, Australian wildlife expert and television personality. (Born 22 February 1962).