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oldness vs senescence

senescence vs oldness

oldness and senescence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
oldness Yes No No No
senescence Yes No No No
As nouns, senescence is a hyponym of oldness; that is, senescence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oldness:
  • oldness: the opposite of youngness
  • senescence: the property characteristic of old age
Other hyponyms of oldness include agedness, senility, longevity, seniority, staleness.
oldness (noun) senescence (noun)
the quality of being old; the opposite of newness the property characteristic of old age
the opposite of youngness the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
Difference between oldness and senescence

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