Old-timeyness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being old-timey. uncountable

    "The quaint old-timeyness of the first movement soon developed into all Saint Saëns’ weird power, and gave the pianist an opportunity to show both his tremendous force and his delicate execution."

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"The quaint old-timeyness of the first movement soon developed into all Saint Saëns’ weird power, and gave the pianist an opportunity to show both his tremendous force and his delicate execution."

Etymology

From old-timey + -ness.

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