Synonyms for decrepitude

Most common

weakness · infirmity · senility · dotage · decay · dilapidation · oldness · cobwebbiness

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The state of being decrepit or worn out from age or long use.

Forms

Plural

decrepitudes → senilities, dotages, infirmities, weaknesses…

Example sentences

• weakness You should not take advantage of others' weakness.
• infirmity Fadil's infirmity didn't slow him down.
• senility You have to get more exercise in order to stave off senility.
• dotage She was sinking into her dotage.
• decay A mother must protect her child's teeth from decay.
• dilapidation The building exhibits signs of dilapidation.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

decay²

6 letters

dotage

7 letters

oldness, anility

8 letters

weakness², senility⁴, caducity

9 letters

infirmity⁴, hoariness, datedness

12 letters

dilapidation, cobwebbiness, decrepitness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decay² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

décrépitude

Español

decrepitud