venerability
Dignity from age
Venerability is the quality of deserving deep respect, usually due to age, wisdom, or distinguished character.
The word applies to people, institutions, and traditions that have earned reverence through longevity or accumulated dignity: the venerability of the Supreme Court, a professor whose venerability commanded silence when he entered the room.
Senior figure of authority
- patriarchMale head of family
- matriarchFemale family leader
- ancestorPredecessor in lineage
- centenarianPerson over ninety-nine
nonagenarian · octogenarian · longevity · seniority · antiquity · ancient · time-honored · vintage
Wisdom keeper or seasoning
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- guruRevered authority figure
- senseiJapanese word for teacher
experience · insight · prudence · judgment · discernment · counsel · guidance · teaching
Yielding to another's judgment
- homageExpression of deep respect
- tributeOffering of respect
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
esteem · admiration · respect · honor · devotion · piety · awe · sanctity
Dignified, weighty manner
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- statelinessDignified, imposing quality
- augustnessImpressive dignity or nobility
- eminenceElevated rank or renown
distinction · prestige · bearing · composure · decorum · majesty · grandeur · solemnity
elder
Senior figure of authority
centenarian · nonagenarian · octogenarian · longevity · seniority · antiquity · ancient · time-honored · vintage · heritage
sage
Wisdom keeper or seasoning
sensei · experience · insight · prudence · judgment · discernment · counsel · guidance · teaching · learnedness
deference
Yielding to another's judgment
reverence · esteem · admiration · respect · honor · devotion · piety · awe · sanctity · hallowed
gravitas
Dignified, weighty manner
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- statelinessDignified, imposing quality
- augustnessImpressive dignity or nobility
eminence · distinction · prestige · bearing · composure · decorum · majesty · grandeur · solemnity · formality
venerabilityyouthfulness
State of being young
youth · juvenility · immaturity · greenness · callowness
venerabilitycontemptibility
Deserving of disdain
disrepute · ignominy · disgracefulness · disreputableness · shamefulness
venerabilitybrashness
Hasty, overconfident manner
impudence · impetuousness · recklessness · flippancy · frivolousness
venerable, venerate, venerated, veneration, venereal, venerating, venerates, venerations, venerably