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age vs decrepitude

decrepitude vs age

age and decrepitude both are nouns.

age is a verb but decrepitude is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
age Yes No Yes No
decrepitude Yes No No No
As nouns, decrepitude is a hyponym of age; that is, decrepitude is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than age:
  • age: a late time of life
  • decrepitude: The quality or state of being wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age.
Other hyponyms of age include dotage, second childhood, senility, autumn years.
age (noun) decrepitude (noun)
how long something has existed a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises The quality or state of being wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age.
a late time of life
an era of history having some distinctive feature
a prolonged period of time
age (verb) decrepitude (verb)
grow old or older
begin to seem older; get older
make older
Difference between age and decrepitude

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