vieillesse

== French == === Etymology === From Middle French vieillesse. By surface analysis, vieil +‎ -esse. Compare Catalan vellesa, Spanish vejez, Italian vecchiaia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vjɛ.jɛs/ ~ /vje.jɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Noun === vieillesse f (plural vieillesses) old age Synonym: troisième âge Antonym: jeunesse Hypernym: sénescence Hyponym: grand âge oldness Synonym: ancienneté Antonym: jeunesse ==== Derived terms ==== chasse vieillesse ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “vieillesse”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette “vieillesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Noun === vieillesse f (uncountable) old age