ageing

[ ey-jing ]

/ ˈeɪ dʒɪŋ /

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noun

aging.

Words nearby ageing

age-old, age-proof, aged, agee, agee, james, ageing, ageism, agelaus, ageless, agelong, agemate

Definition for ageing (2 of 2)

age

[ eyj ]

/ eɪdʒ /

noun

the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.

a period of human life, measured by years from birth, usually marked by a certain stage or degree of mental or physical development and involving legal responsibility and capacity: the age of discretion; the age of consent; The state raised the drinking age from 18 to 21 years.

the particular period of life at which a person becomes naturally or conventionally qualified or disqualified for anything: He was over age for military duty.

one of the periods or stages of human life: a person of middle age.

advanced years; old age: His eyes were dim with age.

a particular period of history, as distinguished from others; a historical epoch: the age of Pericles; the Stone Age; the age of electronic communications.

the period of history contemporary with the span of an individual's life: He was the most famous architect of the age.

a generation or a series of generations: ages yet unborn.

a great length of time: I haven't seen you for an age. He's been gone for ages.

the average life expectancy of an individual or of the individuals of a class or species: The age of a horse is from 25 to 30 years.

Psychology. the level of mental, emotional, or educational development of a person, especially a child, as determined by various tests and based on a comparison of the individual's score with the average score for persons of the same chronological age.

Geology.

a period of the history of the earth distinguished by some special feature: the Ice Age.
a unit of geological time, shorter than an epoch, during which the rocks comprising a stage were formed.

any of the successive periods in human history divided, according to Hesiod, into the golden, silver, bronze, heroic, and iron ages.

Cards.

Poker. the first player at the dealer's left.Compare edge(def 10a).
eldest hand.

verb (used without object), aged, ag·ing or age·ing.

to grow old: He is aging rapidly.

to mature, as wine, cheese, or wood: a heavy port that ages slowly.

verb (used with object), aged, ag·ing or age·ing.

to make old; cause to grow or seem old: Fear aged him overnight.

to bring to maturity or a state fit for use: to age wine.

to store (a permanent magnet, a capacitor, or other similar device) so that its electrical or magnetic characteristics become constant.

to expose (a dye or dyed cloth) to steam or humid air in order to fix the dye.

to stabilize the electrical properties of (a device) by passing current through it.

Origin of age

1225–75; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French aage, eage, equivalent to aé (< Latin aetātem accusative of ae(vi)tās age; aev(um) time, lifetime + -itās -ity) + -age -age; (v.) Middle English agen, derivative of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR age

16 ripen, mellow, develop.

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6. Age, epoch, era, period all refer to an extent of time. Age usually implies a considerable extent of time, especially one associated with a dominant personality, influence, characteristic, or institution: the age of chivalry. Epoch and era are often used interchangeably to refer to an extent of time characterized by changed conditions and new undertakings: an era ( or epoch ) of invention. epoch sometimes refers especially to the beginning of an era: the steam engine—an epoch in technology. A period may be long or short, but usually has a marked condition or feature: the glacial period; a period of expansion.

OTHER WORDS FROM age

in·ter·age, adjective pre·age, verb, pre·aged, pre·ag·ing. sub·age, noun un·ag·ing, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for ageing

Proponents of the Warthog, however, argue that the ageing plane has no equal in supporting troops on the ground.

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For me, what was most moving was his terrible fear of ageing and his extreme dislike of his own appearance.

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The Netherlands humiliates an ageing Spain, while the world looks on in disbelief.

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Despite the anguish, she was careful to maintain her responsibilities to her own children and ageing parents.

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When I ask how he feels about ageing and his mortality now, Strub smiles.

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Look at him; he is ageing, not from day to day, but from hour to hour.

The Lady With The Dog and Other Stories |Anton Chekhov
On a famous occasion in the very remote past the great Giver of Life was summoned to rejuvenate the ageing king.

The Evolution of the Dragon |G. Elliot Smith
My niece (as I once called her) mortified me unintentionally; she said I was ageing.

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
And we hope that this strong, united, purified Germany will be a fountain of rejuvenescence to the ageing Kultur of Europe.

Gems (?) of German Thought |Various
Evenings without number, after little Hal had been tucked into bed, the two ageing men had sat and smoked together.

Cursed |George Allan England

British Dictionary definitions for ageing (1 of 2)

ageing

aging

/ (ˈeɪdʒɪŋ) /

noun

the process of growing old or developing the appearance and characteristics of old age

the change of properties that occurs in some metals after heat treatment or cold working

adjective

becoming or appearing older or elderly an ageing car

giving or creating the appearance of age or elderliness that dress is really ageing on her

British Dictionary definitions for ageing (2 of 2)

age

/ (eɪdʒ) /

noun

the period of time that a person, animal, or plant has lived or is expected to live the age of a tree; what age was he when he died?; the age of a horse is up to thirty years

the period of existence of an object, material, group, etc the age of this table is 200 years

a period or state of human lifehe should know better at his age; she had got beyond the giggly age
(as modifier)age group

the latter part of life

a period of history marked by some feature or characteristic; era
(capital when part of a name)the Middle Ages; the Space Age

generation the Edwardian age

geology palaeontol

a period of the earth's history distinguished by special characteristicsthe age of reptiles
the period during which a stage of rock strata is formed; a subdivision of an epoch

myth any of the successive periods in the legendary history of man, which were, according to Hesiod, the golden, silver, bronze, heroic, and iron ages

(often plural) informal a relatively long time she was an age washing her hair; I've been waiting ages

psychol the level in years that a person has reached in any area of development, such as mental or emotional, compared with the normal level for his chronological age See also achievement age, mental age

age before beauty (often said humorously when yielding precedence) older people take precedence over younger people

of age adult and legally responsible for one's actions (usually at 18 or, formerly, 21 years)

verb ages, ageing, aging or aged

to grow or make old or apparently old; become or cause to become old or aged

to begin to seem older to have aged a lot in the past year

brewing to mature or cause to mature

Word Origin for age

C13: via Old French from Vulgar Latin aetatīcum (unattested), from Latin aetās, ultimately from aevum lifetime; compare aeon

Medical definitions for ageing

age

[ āj ]

n.

The length of time that one has existed; duration of life.

v.

To become old.

To manifest traits associated with old age.

Idioms and Phrases with ageing

age

see act one's age; coon's age; golden age; in this day and age; of age; ripe old age; under age.

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ageing

noun

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Definition for ageing (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used without object), aged, ag·ing or age·ing.

verb (used with object), aged, ag·ing or age·ing.

Origin of age

SYNONYMS FOR age

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aging

noun

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for ageing (2 of 2)

noun

verb ages, ageing, aging or aged

Word Origin for age

Medical definitions for ageing

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v.

Idioms and Phrases with ageing

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ageing

noun

Words nearby ageing

Definition for ageing (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used without object), aged, ag·ing or age·ing.

verb (used with object), aged, ag·ing or age·ing.

Origin of age

SYNONYMS FOR age

synonym study for age

OTHER WORDS FROM age

Words related to ageing

Example sentences from the Web for ageing

British Dictionary definitions for ageing (1 of 2)

aging

noun

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for ageing (2 of 2)

noun

verb ages, ageing, aging or aged

Word Origin for age

Medical definitions for ageing

n.

v.

Idioms and Phrases with ageing