Home › Words › D › doteldoteldotel means A dotard.EtymologyFrom dote + -el (agent suffix). Compare doter.nounA dotard.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dotant 78% match — A dotard. vs dotel →dotard 72% match — An old person with impaired intellect; a senile person; one in their dotage. vs dotel →doter 72% match — Synonym of dotard (“old person with impaired intellect”). vs dotel →dotary 71% match — A dotard's weakness; dotage. vs dotel →dotardly 70% match — Like a dotard; foolish and weak. vs dotel →dotery 69% match — senility or drivel. vs dotel →dodipole 68% match — An old person with impaired intellect; a dotard, idiot or lunatic. vs dotel →dotardy 68% match — Synonym of dotardness. vs dotel →