ancientness

English

Alternative forms

• auncientnesse (obsolete)

Etymology

From ancient +‎ -ness.

Noun

ancientness (usually uncountable, plural ancientnesses)

1. The state or quality of being ancient.
   • 1894, Frank Richard Stockton, Pomona's Travels, page 257:

     Here we are in this wonderful town, where, if you can't see everything you want to see, you can generally see a sample of it, even if your fad happens to be the ancientnesses of Egypt.

Synonyms

• ancience, agedness, hoariness, venerability; see also Thesaurus:oldness

Translations

State or quality of being ancient

French: ancienneté (fr) Ido: ancieneso (io) Polish: antyczność f, nienowoczesność f, przestarzałość (pl) f, staroświeckość (pl) f, starożytność (pl) f Portuguese: ancianidade (pt) f, antiguidade (pt) f Russian: дре́вность (ru) f (drévnostʹ) Swedish: uråldrighet (sv) c