Oldness
/ˈəʊldnəs/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being old; age. uncountable, usually
"This policy and reverence of age makes the world bitter to the best of our times; keeps our fortunes from us till our oldness cannot relish them."
- 2 the quality of being old; the opposite of newness wordnet
- 3 the opposite of youngness wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"This policy and reverence of age makes the world bitter to the best of our times; keeps our fortunes from us till our oldness cannot relish them."
Etymology
From Middle English oldnesse, from Old English ealdnes, ealdnyss (“oldness; age”), equivalent to old + -ness.