Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ancientness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-cient-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being ancient.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ancient Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ancientness From ancient + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ancientnesses (plural) auncientnesse (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

ancience agedness hoariness venerability antiquity

Questions

What does ancientness mean?: The state or quality of being ancient.
Where does ancientness come from?: Etymology tree English ancient Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ancientness From ancient + -ness.

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