Dotardism

/ˈdoʊtɑrdɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The characteristic behavior or condition of a dotard; the tendency toward dotish or senile behavior.

Etymology

Formed from 'dotard' with the philosophical/ideological suffix '-ism', creating an abstract noun for the state or system of being a dotard (rare formation).

Kelly Says

This word is so rare that it barely exists in modern usage, yet it perfectly illustrates how English can theoretically create words for almost any concept by combining roots—most such combinations simply don't catch on.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድሮነት
di-ro-net
ARالعربية
تَوَجُّهُ إِلَى الْكِبَر
ta-waj-ju i-la al-kib-ar
BNবাংলা
দোটার্টিজম
do-tar-tiz-m
CACatalà
dotartisme
do-tar-tis-me
CSČeština
dotartismo
do-tar-tis-mo
DADansk
dotartism
do-tar-tism
DEDeutsch
Dotartismus
do-tar-ti-mus
ELΕλληνικά
δοταρισμός
do-ta-ris-mos
ESEspañol
dotartismo
do-tar-tis-mo
FAفارسی
مُتَأَسِسُ
mu-ta-a-sis
FISuomi
dotartism
do-tar-tism
FRFrançais
dotartisme
do-tar-tis-me
GUGU
ડોટાર્ટિઝમ
do-tar-tiz-m
HAHA
dotartismo
do-tar-tis-mo
HEעברית
דוטרטיזם
do-tar-tiz-m
HIहिन्दी
बुढ़ापेवाद
bu-dha-ape-vaad
HUMagyar
dotartism
do-tar-tism
IDBahasa Indonesia
dotartisme
do-tar-tis-me
IGIG
dotartismo
do-tar-tis-mo
ITItaliano
dotartismo
do-tar-tis-mo
JA日本語
老化主義
rōka-shugi
KKKK
dotartism
do-tar-tism
KMKM
អំពើរបស់អ្នកចាស់
a-m-peu-r-ba-s-a-k-cha-s
KO한국어
노쇠주의
no-so-ju-i
MRMR
डोटार्टिझम
do-tar-tiz-m
MSBahasa Melayu
dotartisme
do-tar-tis-me
MYမြန်မာ
အကျဆုံး
a-kya-soun-ne
NLNederlands
dotartisme
do-tar-tis-me
NONorsk
dotartism
do-tar-tism
PAPA
ਦੋਟਾਰਟਿਜ਼ਮ
do-tar-tiz-m
PLPolski
dotartismo
do-tar-tis-mo
PTPortuguês
dotartismo
do-tar-tis-mo
RORomână
dotartism
do-tar-tis-m
RUРусский
дотартизм
do-tar-tizm
SVSvenska
dotartism
do-tar-tism
SWKiswahili
dotartismo
do-tar-tis-mo
TAதமிழ்
துர்வயது
thuur-va-yatu
TEతెలుగు
బుద్ధిపరు
bud-dhi-pa-ru
THไทย
อุดมการณ์แก่เฒ่า
u-dom-kan-ra-gae-tho
TLTL
dotartismo
do-tar-tis-mo
TRTürkçe
dotartism
do-tar-tism
UKУкраїнська
дотартизм
do-tar-tizm
URاردو
دوتارٹزم
do-ta-rtiz-m
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa già
chu-nghia-gia
YOYO
dotartismo
do-tar-tis-mo
ZH中文
老年主义
lǎonian shǔyì
ZUZU
dotartismo
do-tar-tis-mo

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