venerability

English

Etymology

From venerable +‎ -ity, from Latin venerabilitas.

Noun

venerability (countable and uncountable, plural venerabilities)

1. The qualities of being venerable; great age, respectability, infirmity, etc.

   Synonyms: agedness, hoariness, venerableness; see also Thesaurus:oldness

   Because of the professor's venerability his opinion was often asked, but his actual attendance in committee meetings was not insisted upon.

Translations

the qualities of being venerable

• Armenian: պատկառանք (hy) (patkaṙankʻ), պատկառելիություն (hy) (patkaṙeliutʻyun) (rare)
• Finnish: kunnioitettavuus (fi)
• German: Ehrwürdigkeit f
• Italian: venerabilità f
• Spanish: venerabilidad f