the quality of being ancient; ancientness

a bowl of great antiquity.

ancient times; former ages

the splendor of antiquity.

the period of history before the Middle Ages.

the peoples, nations, tribes, or cultures of ancient times.

Usually, antiquities. something belonging to or remaining from ancient times, as monuments, relics, or customs.

noun

convention , modernity , newness , now

noun

antique , relic , ruin , age , ancientness , antiqueness , archaicism , archaism , elderliness , hoariness , old age , venerableness , ancient time(s) , classical times , days of old , days of yore , former age , old days , olden days , remote time , time immemorial , eld , oldness