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AGEDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property characteristic of old age
Synonyms:
agedness; senescence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("agedness" is a kind of...):
oldness (the opposite of youngness)
Derivation:
aged (of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; ('aged' pronounced as one syllable))
aged (advanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables))