age
[ eyj ]
/ eɪdʒ /
noun
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.
Idioms for age
- being any of several ages, usually 21 or 18, at which certain legal rights, as voting or marriage, are acquired.
- being old enough for full legal rights and responsibilities.
of age, Law.
Origin of age
synonym study for age
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, adjectiveWords nearby age
Definition for age (2 of 4)
-age
a suffix typically forming mass or abstract nouns from various parts of speech, occurring originally in loanwords from French (voyage; courage) and productive in English with the meanings “aggregate” (coinage; peerage; trackage), “process” (coverage; breakage), “the outcome of” as either “the fact of” or “the physical effect or remains of” (seepage; wreckage; spoilage), “place of living or business” (parsonage; brokerage), “social standing or relationship” (bondage; marriage; patronage), and “quantity, measure, or charge” (footage; shortage; tonnage; towage).
Origin of -age
Middle English < Old French < Latin
-āticum, neuter of
-āticus adj. suffix; an extension of Latin
-āta
-ate1, whose range of senses it reflects closely
Definition for age (3 of 4)
Ag.E.
Agricultural Engineer.
Definition for age (4 of 4)
A.G.E.
Associate in General Education.
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British Dictionary definitions for age (1 of 2)
age
/ (eɪdʒ) /
noun
verb ages, ageing, aging or aged
Word Origin for age
C13: via Old French from Vulgar Latin
aetatīcum (unattested), from Latin
aetās, ultimately from
aevum lifetime; compare
aeon
British Dictionary definitions for age (2 of 2)
-age
suffix forming nouns
indicating a collection, set, or group
acreage; baggage
indicating a process or action or the result of an action
haulage; passage; breakage
indicating a state, condition, or relationship
bondage; parentage
indicating a house or place
orphanage
indicating a charge or fee
postage
indicating a rate
dosage; mileage
Word Origin for -age
from Old French, from Late Latin
-āticum, noun suffix, neuter of
-āticus, adjectival suffix, from
-ātus
-ate
1 +
-icus
-ic
Medical definitions for age
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 age
age
see act one's age; coon's age; golden age; in this day and age; of age; ripe old age; under age.