ancientness

noun

ancientness

noun

Etymology From ancient + -ness.

1

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:

Synonyms: ancience, agedness, hoariness, venerability

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