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oldness - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
noun
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun
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noun old ; age .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun noun
Etymologies
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Old English ealdnes, corresponding to old + -ness .
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Examples
Her thinness and her oldness are the sum total of her frailness.
Joe Woodward: Joan Didion: Late in Life Joe Woodward 2012
Her thinness and her oldness are the sum total of her frailness.
Joe Woodward: Joan Didion: Late in Life Joe Woodward 2012
Indeed, this desperate terror of the older woman, and what she might do, and who she might turn off with her terrible, non-telegenic "oldness ", is pure lunacy.
There's a wrinkle in attitudes to women on TV Barbara Ellen 2010
It's going to backfire, specially after Hilton turn back on McCain "oldness " ...
New McCain Ad: Will "Biggest Celebrity In The World" Help Your Family? 2009
They also claimed that the sense of immortality possessed by the Ego, was an indication of its having experienced life in the past, as well as anticipating life in the future -- there is a sense of "oldness " pervading every thought of the soul regarding its own nature.
Reincarnation and the Law of Karma A Study of the Old-New World-Doctrine of Rebirth, and Spiritual Cause and Effect William Walker Atkinson 1897
Who has not been seized at times with the consciousness of a mighty 'oldness ' of soul?
Reincarnation and the Law of Karma A Study of the Old-New World-Doctrine of Rebirth, and Spiritual Cause and Effect William Walker Atkinson 1897
The soul that recognizes its "oldness " also feels its certainty of survival -- not as a mere matter of faith, but as an item of consciousness, the boundaries of time being transcended.
Reincarnation and the Law of Karma A Study of the Old-New World-Doctrine of Rebirth, and Spiritual Cause and Effect William Walker Atkinson 1897
The next few days we spend exploring the city, reveling in its 'oldness ' like I mentioned.
TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2009
I hate to sound disagreeable, and maybe my age is showing, but these days I am finding more and more comfort in the "oldness " of things.
www.appeal-democrat.com - News : 2009
Probably one of the things i appreciate most when i call her, is that i can always ask her about something cooking wise - i learned to love it from her in the beginning afterall:) My favourite cookbook is a modern edition of one she was given in highschool (which i still covet for its 'oldness ' and 'usedness', alas she still uses it a lot; P)
July 2nd, 2006 mynxii 2006
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