venerability means The qualities of being venerable; great age, respectability, infirmity, etc. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.
Why this word is great
VENERABILITY — [Noun] The quality of commanding profound respect, born of age, dignity, and sustained character. From Medieval Latin venerabilitas, from Latin venerabilis ("worthy of respect, venerable"), from venerari ("to revere, worship") + the noun-forming suffix -ity. Unlike "agedness," which neutrally charts the passage of years, or "respectability," which often denotes mere social propriety, venerability is an earned patina, a spiritual gravity accumulated through endurance. It is the deep, quiet hollow worn into a cathedral step by centuries of pilgrim feet; the unshakable calm in the voice of an ancient oak; the specific gravity of a manuscript that has survived fire and flood—a quiet testament to all that has not been eroded by time, asking not for fear, but for a hushed and willing awe.
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- The qualities of being venerable; great age, respectability, infirmity, etc.“Because of the professor's venerability his opinion was often asked, but his actual attendance in committee meetings was not insisted upon.”