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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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.
The far-flungness of the word, the phenomenological pleasure of finding it variously transformed by Ransom's modernity and Beowulf’s venerability made me feel vaguely something for which again I only found the words years later.
Use venerability when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Venerability means The qualities of being venerable; great age, respectability, infirmity, etc..
Common synonyms include agedness, hoariness, venerableness, ancientness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Because of the professor's venerability his opinion was often asked, but his actual attendance in committee meetings was not insisted upon.
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