caducity
noun
ca·du·ci·ty
kə-ˈdü-sə-tē
-ˈdyü-
plural caducities
1
: the quality of being transitory or perishable
Awareness of death—a vivid realization of the caducity of life and its joys and miseries—provides the strongest motive for metaphysics.—F. Gonzalez-Crussi
2
: the physical and mental decline associated with old age
especially
: the deterioration of cognitive functioning associated with old age
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