oldness
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oldness
- /ˈəʊldnəs/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English oldnesse, from Old English ealdnes, ealdnyss (“oldness; age”), equivalent to old + -ness.
noun oldnesses
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The state of being old; age.
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.
Similar: agedness, elderliness, senectitude, ancientness, antiquity, age, cobwebbiness, datedness, decrepitness, decrepitude, hoar, hoariness
Opposite: newness
Thesaurus
noun
Opposite: newness
Translations
Talk about this word "oldness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oldness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. oldness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oldness "oldness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oldness.Cite this
@misc{oldness_2026,
title = {oldness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oldness},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
