Oldness

//ˈəʊldnəs// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the quality of being old; the opposite of newness wordnet
  3. 3
    the opposite of youngness wordnet

Synonyms

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elderlinessold agesenectitudeadvanced ageadvanced yearsage

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"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.

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