agelessness

/ˈeɪdʒɫəsnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being ageless.

Word Origin Age comes from Latin aevum 'age, eternity' (via French), and -less from Old English leas 'without' — ageless means 'without age,' eternal. The -ness suffix (Old English nes) turns it into a state: agelessness. The PIE root *aiw- 'vital force, life' also gives us eternal, ever, and aeon. So agelessness is the quality of being untouched by time.

noun The state or quality of being ageless. countable

Her agelessness made it difficult to guess her true age.

(名词) 永恒性;不朽;永葆青春

她的不老容颜让人难以猜出她的真实年龄。

(sustantivo) eternidad; atemporalidad [El estado o cualidad de ser eterno o no tener edad.]

Su eterna juventud hacía difícil adivinar su verdadera edad.

(nom) intemporalité; éternité; pérennité [Caractère de ce qui ne paraît pas soumis au passage du temps; absence apparente de vieillesse.]

Son intemporalité rendait difficile de deviner son véritable âge.

(Substantiv) Zeitlosigkeit; Alterslosigkeit [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, zeitlos zu wirken oder nicht zu altern.]

Ihre **agelessness** machte es schwer, ihr wahres Alter zu schätzen.

(名詞) 年齢を感じないこと、老いない性質。

彼女の老いることを知らぬ様子は、実際の年齢を推測することを難しくしていた。

(substantivo) atemporalidade; intemporalidade; perenidade [O estado ou qualidade de ser atemporal.]

Sua aparência atemporal dificultava adivinhar sua verdadeira idade.

Word parts: age + less + ness

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