Antonyms for oldness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ohld |
| Phonetic Transcription : oÊŠld |
Definition of oldness
Origin :- Old English ealdnysse; see old + -ness.
- As in old age : noun period of being elderly
- As in years : noun age; old age
- As in agedness : noun age
- As in elderliness : noun age
- Old, yes—but oldness is an essential part of the loveliness of houses.
- Extract from : « The Servant Problem » by Robert F. Young
- I was quite startled at the oldness and haggardness of his appearance.
- Extract from : « Pelham, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- It is not only in the Harvard precincts that the oldness of New England is to be remarked.
- Extract from : « Greater Britain » by Charles Wentworth Dilke
- The sense of the oldness of the Cathedral vanished away under the influence of this truly venerable presence.
- Extract from : « A Tramp Abroad, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- For the fire of the Holy Ghost is taken so in thee that my flesh which was all dead of oldness is become young again.
- Extract from : « Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II) » by Thomas Malory
- "As if oldness is any reason why a great fellow like that should have a better chance than the rest," we would think.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
- Absolutely nothing on your person gives offense, either in newness or oldness.
- Extract from : « The Golden Censer » by John McGovern
- Yet even with her oldness and tiredness and metal curlers she had the look of race which attracted Murray.
- Extract from : « The Gay Cockade » by Temple Bailey
- Who has not been seized at times with the consciousness of a mighty 'oldness' of soul?
- Extract from : « Reincarnation and the Law of Karma » by William Walker Atkinson
- How it paid him might be inferred from the oldness of his clothes and the ricketiness of his office.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
Synonyms for oldness
- advancing years
- age
- agedness
- aging
- autumn of life
- caducity
- debility
- declining years
- decrepitude
- dotage
- elderliness
- evening of life
- feebleness
- generation
- geriatrics
- golden age
- golden years
- infirmity
- latter part of animate life
- lifespan
- lifetime
- longevity
- old age
- oldness
- retirement age
- second childhood
- senectitude
- senescence
- senility
- seniority
- winter of life
- years
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