oldness

Definitions of oldness
  1. noun
    the opposite of youngness
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    youngness
    the opposite of oldness
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    agedness, senescence
    the property characteristic of old age
    senility
    the state of being senile
    longevity, seniority
    the property of being long-lived
    staleness
    having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging
    moldiness, must, mustiness
    the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy
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    age
    how long something has existed
  2. noun
    the quality of being old; the opposite of newness
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    newness
    the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness
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    obsoleteness, superannuation
    the property of being out of date and not current
    ancientness, antiquity
    extreme oldness
    old-fashionedness
    the property of being no longer fashionable
    time of origin, vintage
    the oldness of wines
    hoariness
    great age (especially grey or white with age)
    quaintness
    the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned
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    age
    how long something has existed
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