old
adjective
far advanced in the years of one's or its life.
oldness
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a word derived from
old.
Example Sentences
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“What was the relationship between personal fear of oldness and the ways in which oldness was structured in society?” she asks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
But I am realizing, now that I'm in the middle of oldness, there's something wrong with me: It doesn't go in; I just never let it get to me.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2019
She was, in the words of one admirer, “a very old soul in a very young body,” and part of that oldness was a dedication to—and a scholarly acquaintance with—the classical canon of jazz.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 1, 2015
The oldness of the idea was part of the sale.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2014
I watched them, feeling very young and inexperienced and yet strangely old, with an oldness that watched and waited quietly within me.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
