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vetustity

/vəˈtus.tɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ve-tusti-ty
IPA
/vəˈtus.tɪ.ti/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being old; old age.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin vetustās (“old age”) + -ity, from vetus (“old”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /vəˈtus.tɪ.ti/

Usage

Synonyms

agedness ancientness hoariness codgerhood old age oldhood

Questions

How do you pronounce vetustity?
The recorded pronunciation is /vəˈtus.tɪ.ti/.
What does vetustity mean?
The state of being old; old age.
Where does vetustity come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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