oldness

n. 年老；陈腐；陈旧

发音

US
UK /ˈəʊldnəs/

词形变化

oldnesses 复数 oldnesses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being old; age.

    不可数

    1795, Testimony at the trial of Sarah Sims for grand larceny at the Old Bailey, London, 20 May, 1795, I know it to be the property that the child wore at the time that I missed her, by the oldness of it, and the mending of it. I have not the least doubt about it.

词汇关系

名词

反义词 2

newness youngness

上位词 1

age

下位词 10

vintage longevity seniority antiquity senility agedness ancientness antiqueness hoariness obsoleteness

词源

From Middle English oldnesse, from Old English ealdnes, ealdnyss (“oldness; age”), equivalent to old + -ness.

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