Meanings
nounannosity (uncountable)
- rareuncountableFullness of years; great length of life; agedness; lengthiness of life span.
Robert Parr…the wonder of our times for annosity and long life.
1654, Hamon L’Estrange, The Reign of King Charles, an History faithfully and impartially delivered and disposed into Annals, page 1361 more example
[…] the guardian of this columbarium — he missed that one — is plainly not a pedant at all. He just has a quirky love of words. Johnson wishes him annosity of his […]
1994, The Economist, volume 332, numbers 7879-7882, page 84
Origin
- Latinannōsitās“fullness of years”
- Englishannosity
From the Latin annōsitās (“fullness of years”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch ouderdom
- ouderdomfullness of years
Portuguese anosidade
- anosidadefullness of years
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