Meanings
plural ancientnesses · alternative obsolete auncientnesse
- uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being ancient.
Here we are in this wonderful town, where, if you can't see everything you want to see, you can generally see a sample of it, even if your fad happens to be the ancientnesses of Egypt.
1894, Frank Richard Stockton, Pomona's Travels, page 257Synonyms: ancience, agedness, hoariness, venerability
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or quality of being ancient.
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Translations
French ancienneté
- anciennetéState or quality of being ancient
Polish antyczność, nienowoczesność
- antycznośćState or quality of being ancient
- nienowoczesnośćState or quality of being ancient
- przestarzałośćState or quality of being ancient
- staroświeckośćState or quality of being ancient
- starożytnośćState or quality of being ancient
Portuguese ancianidade, antiguidade
- ancianidadeState or quality of being ancient
- antiguidadeState or quality of being ancient
Russian дре́вность
- дре́вность (drévnostʹ)State or quality of being ancient
Swedish uråldrighet
- uråldrighetState or quality of being ancient
Cite this entry
ancientness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancientness
“ancientness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancientness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ancientness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancientness.
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