old-fashionedness
- noun
- /oʊldˈfæʃəndnəs/
:
anticuado
- His old-fashionedness was evident in his love for classic literature and traditional values.
Examples
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Many people appreciate the old-fashionedness of handmade crafts over modern, mass-produced items.
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The old-fashionedness of her grandmother's style was charming and brought back fond memories.
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Chautauqua had become identified with old-fashionedness.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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6.7
A charming old-fashioned quality that people like
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9.9
An old-fashioned word, phrase, or style no longer used in everyday speech
An old-fashioned style that makes something seem from the past
A state of being no longer modern or in style
A state of being old-fashioned and no longer used
Something old and out of date in style or technology
Being old or having a style from the past
A style that looks like it is from earlier times
A style of dressing that looks plain and old-fashioned
A way of being old-fashioned and too formal that resists change
Antonyms
How Old-Fashioned
Surface Forms
Morphology
old-fashionedness = old-fashioned (transparent) = old + fashion + ed + ness
The noun is a direct nominalization of the adjective 'old-fashioned' by adding '-ness'.
Etymology
The word old-fashionedness comes from old and fashioned, where fashion means 'style' and -ness shows a 'state' or 'quality'. So, old-fashionedness is the 'quality of being in an old style' or 'no longer in fashion'.