ancientness
- noun
- /ˈeɪnʃətnəs/
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antigüedad
- The ancientness of the ruins indicates that they were built thousands of years ago.
Examples
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In spite of the sense of ancientness or time depth that the building evokes, it is, at the same time, strikingly contemporary and, therefore, an even more appropriate representation of Native cultures.
Academic text (2004) -
She feels a hundred years old, a cosmic, all-knowing ancientness.
Fiction book (1993) -
Judaism is venerable for its ancientness, but it is antithetical to poetry.
Academic text (1991) -
Permit me to throw myself at your feet so that I might learn from Your Ancientness whatever it is that has lifted you to the pinnacle of success you currently enjoy.
Fiction book (1999) -
"The mystery of the journey here encompasses both the ancientness of the three topologies in their eastern dress, as well as their relocated western guise in our own time.
Academic text (2010) -
Rose-Innes confers a venerable ancientness on the urban topos while emphasizing its evanescence.
Academic text (2018) -
Many cultures celebrate their ancientness through traditional ceremonies and customs.
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The ancientness of the artifacts in the museum brings history to life for visitors.
Synonyms
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7.3
Great age that shows something is very old
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4.0
How long a person or thing has been around
The state of being old in people or things
Being old or having a style from the past
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word ancientness comes from ancient, from the old root ante meaning 'before', and you can see the same root in ancestor and antique. So, ancientness means being from long ago or being very 'old'.