ста́рость

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountablenoun in -ь

1.
old age, agedness, senescence
В ста́рости он стал Споко́йнее.
In old age he became calmer.
"Senescence" and "agedness" are formal or technical; "old age" is the everyday equivalent.

Examples

Кто в ста́рости хо́чет быть молоды́м, должен в мо́лодости быть ста́рым.
Whoever wants to be young in old age must have been old in youth.
Он не доживёт до ста́рости.
He'll not live to make old bones.
Я хочу́ жить в ста́рости с комфо́ртом.
I want to live comfortably when I become old.
Интересно, какова́ сре́дняя продолжи́тельность жи́зни тарака́нов и умира́ют ли они когда-нибудь от ста́рости.
I wonder what the average lifespan of cockroaches is and whether they ever die of old age.
Ткань на диване совсем протёрлась от старости.
The fabric on the sofa has completely worn out with age.
Я откла́дываю де́ньги на ста́рость.
I'm saving money for my old age.
Куртка, разлезавшаяся от старости, была вся в дырах.
The jacket, which had come apart with age, was full of holes.
Бабушка стала совсем слепенькой к старости.
By the time she was old, Grandma had become almost completely blind.

This noun exists in singular form only.