elderliness

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noun

The quality or state of being elderly

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agednessoldnesssenectitude
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Meanings

nounelderliness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality or state of being elderly

    Saul Bellow wrote his last novel, “Ravelstein,” at age 84, and the book is a masterpiece, marred only by the fact that Bellow, in his elderliness, did keep on repeating himself[…].

    2007 September 23, Paul Berman, “Velvet Revolutionary”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: agedness, oldness, senectitude

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality or state of being elderly

Similar
agednessoldnesssenectitude
Also see
ageagednesseldgolden yearsold ageoldnesssenectitudesenescencesuperannuation

Origin

From elderly + -ness.

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APA

elderliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elderliness

MLA

“elderliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elderliness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elderliness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elderliness.

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