OLDNESS, noun 1. Old age; an advanced state of life or existence; as the oldness of a man, of an elephant or a tree. 2. The state of being old, or of a long continuance; as the oldness of a building or a garment. 3. Antiquity; as the oldness of monuments.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI