Difference between Antiquity and Ancientness

What is the difference between Antiquity and Ancientness?

Antiquity as a noun is ancient times; former ages; times long since past while Ancientness as a noun is the state or quality of being ancient.

Antiquity

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Ancient times; former ages; times long since past The ancients; the people of ancient times. An old gentleman. A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.

Example sentence: In antiquity the sage kings recognized that men's nature is bad and that their tendencies were not being corrected and their lawlessness controlled.

Ancientness

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The state or quality of being ancient.

We hope you now know whether to use Antiquity or Ancientness in your sentence.

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