ancientness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English ancient Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ancientness From ancient + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being ancient.
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.
1894, Frank Richard Stockton, Pomona's Travels, page 257:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ancientnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| auncientnesse | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Synonyms
hoariness · venerability · ancience · agedness
Translations (13)
pl przestarzałość (State or quality of being ancient) · fr ancienneté (State or quality of being ancient) · am ጥንታዊነት (State or quality of being ancient) · io ancieneso (State or quality of being ancient) · pt antiguidade (State or quality of being ancient) · pl nienowoczesność (State or quality of being ancient) · sv uråldrighet (State or quality of being ancient) · ru дре́вность (State or quality of being ancient) · pl staroświeckość (State or quality of being ancient) · pt ancianidade (State or quality of being ancient) · pl antyczność (State or quality of being ancient) · pl starożytność (State or quality of being ancient) · am የጥንትነት (State or quality of being ancient)