Synonyms for elderliness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : el-der-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛl dər li |
Définition of elderliness
Origin :- 1610s, from elder + -ly (1). Old English ealdorlic meant "chief, princely, excellent, authentic." Old English also had related eldernliche "of old time," literally "forefatherly."
- noun age
- I fancied even her bland face smiled, as might elderliness on youth.
- Extract from : « Henry Brocken » by Walter J. de la Mare
- This put Cluny on Delia's defence, and he praised her youth, and hinted at his own elderliness.
- Extract from : « The Trespasser, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
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