age ( j)n. 1. The length of time that one has existed; duration of life: 23 years of age. 2. The time of life when a person becomes qualified to assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at 18 or 21 years; legal age: under age; of age. 3. One of the stages of life: the age of adolescence; at an awkward age. 4. The state of being old; old age: hair white with age. 5. often Age a. A period in the history of humankind marked by a distinctive characteristic or achievement: the Stone Age; the computer age. b. A period in the history of the earth, usually shorter than an epoch: the Ice Age. c. A period of time marked by the presence or influence of a dominant figure: the Elizabethan Age. See Synonyms at period. 6. a. The period of history during which a person lives: a product of his age. b. A generation: ages yet unborn. 7. ages Informal An extended period of time: left ages ago. v. aged, ag·ing, ag·es v.tr. 1. To cause to become old. 2. To cause to mature or ripen under controlled conditions: aging wine. 3. To change (the characteristics of a device) through use, especially to stabilize (an electronic device). v.intr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To become old. 2. To manifest traits associated with old age. 3. To develop a certain quality of ripeness; become mature: cheese aging at room temperature. See Synonyms at mature. age out Informal Idiom: To reach an age, 18 or 21 years, for example, at which one is no longer eligible for certain special services, such as education or protection, from the state. come of age To reach maturity. [Middle English, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin *aet ticum, from Latin aets, aett-, age; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]ag  er n. |
age
Noun
1. the length of time that a person or thing has existed
2. a period or state of human life
3. the latter part of human life
4. a period of history marked by some feature
5. ages Informal a long time
6. come of age to become legally responsible for one's actions (usually at 18 years)
Verb
ageing or aging, aged
1. to become old: skin type changes as one ages
2. to appear or cause to appear older: the years had not aged her in any way [Latin aetas]
Age
discrimination on the basis of age, especially against older people.
the process of making antiquated or the condition of being antiquated.
coevalneity. — coetaneous, adj.
the state or quality of being alike in age or duration; contemporaneity. Also called coetaneity. — coeval, aadj.
the condition of being junior, as in age, rank, or position.
the state of being in one’s forties. — quadragenarian, n., adj. — quadragenary, adj.
the state of being in one’s fifties. — quinquagenarian, n., adj. — quinquagenary, adj.
the state of being in one’s sixties. — sexagenarian, n., adj. — sexagenary, adj.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  age - how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" chronological age - age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed; "his chronological age was 71 years" bone age - a person's age measured by matching their bone development (as shown by X rays) with bone development of an average person of known chronological age developmental age - a measure of a child's development (in body size or motor skill or psychological function) expressed in terms of age norms fertilization age, fetal age, gestational age - the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization mental age - the level of intellectual development as measured by an intelligence test oldness - the quality of being old; the opposite of newness newness - the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness oldness - the opposite of youngness youngness - the opposite of oldness |
| 2. |  age - an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age"history - the aggregate of past events; "a critical time in the school's history" antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe golden age - any period (sometimes imaginary) of great peace and prosperity and happiness Jazz Age - the 1920s in the United States characterized in the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald as a period of wealth, youthful exuberance, and carefree hedonism reign - the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII" turn of the century - the period from about ten years before to ten years after a new century | |
| 3. | age - a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld" life-time, lifespan, lifetime, life - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state age of consent - the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union drinking age - the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages voting age - the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections | |
| 4. |  age - a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" month of Sundays - a time perceived as long; "I hadn't seen him in a month of Sundays" blue moon - a long time; "something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens" year dot - as long ago as anyone can remember; "he has been a conductor since the year dot" | |
| 5. |  age - a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state mid-sixties, sixties - the time of life between 60 and 70 mid-seventies, seventies - the time of life between 70 and 80 mid-eighties, eighties - the time of life between 80 and 90 mid-nineties, nineties - the time of life between 90 and 100 dotage, second childhood, senility - mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations | |
| Verb | 1. | age - begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| 2. | age - grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" turn - become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" dote - be foolish or senile due to old age | |
| 3. | age - make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" rejuvenate - make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him" |
age
noun 2. old age, experience, maturity, completion, seniority, fullness, majority, maturation, senility, decline, advancing years, declining years, senescence, full growth, matureness << OPPOSITE youth
Translations
age [eɪdʒ] n → età f inv
vt, vi → invecchiare;
he is 20 years of age → ha 20 anni;
under age → minorenne;
to come of age → diventare maggiorenne;
n age [eidʒ]
1 the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she? ouderdom عُمْر، سِن възраст věk, stáří alder; alderstrin; levealder das Alter ηλικία edad iga سن ikä âge גִיל वय, उम्र dob kor umur aldur età 年齢 연령, 나이 amžius vecums; gadi umur leeftijd alder, alderstrinn, levealder wiek idade vârstă возраст vek, roky starost starost ålder อายุ yaş 年齡 вік, літа عمر tuổi 年龄
2 (often with capital) a particular period of time This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages. era عَصْر век věk, epocha tidsalder; -alder das Zeitalter ιστορική περίοδος, εποχή época, edad aeg زمانه؛ دوران aikakausi époque, âge תְקוּפָה, עִידָן युग vijek kor zaman tímabil, öld epoca, età 時代 시대 amžius laikmets; periods zaman tijdperk tidsalder wiek idade epocă, ev век; эпоха; период vek, epocha, doba doba, vek doba tid, tidevarv, period ยุค çağ 時期 вік, епоха وقت ، زمانہ thời đại 时期
3 the quality of being old This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth. ouderdom شَيْخُوخَه старост stáří alder das Alter πέρασμα του χρόνου, παλαιότητα edad vanus سالخوردگی ikä âge גִיל starost kor usia aldur età 年を重ねること 노령 amžius laiks; gadi usia ouderdom alder wiek idade bătrâneţe; vechime старость;годы vek, staroba leta starost ålder, ålderdom[] ความมีอายุ yaşlılık, yaşlanma, eskime 老年 вік, роки قدیم ہونا chín ngấu; từng trải 老年
4 (usually in plural) a very long time We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus. ewig فَتْرَة طَوِيلَه، دَهْر вечност věčnost evighed(er) die Ewigkeit(en) μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα (πληθ.) años, siglos pikka aega مدت ها iät ja ajat éternité זְמָן רָב beskrajno dugo igen soká, régen lama sekali óratími secoli, eternità 長い間 오랜 세월 šimtas metų, visas amžius ilgs laiks; mūžība masa yang lama eeuwigheid evighet(er) wiek séculos veşnicie вечность večnosť (celo) večnost večnost i en evighet, i evigheter เวลานาน çok uzun zaman 很長一段時間 дуже довгий строк ایک مدت سے thời gian dài 很长一段时间
v – present participle ˈag(e)ing –
to (cause to) grow old or look old He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him. verouderd, oud geword يَشِيخ، يَهْرَم остарявам (ze)stárnout, dělat starým ældes; blive gammel altern γερνώ envejecer vananema, vanemaks tegema پیر شدن vanheta, vanhentaa vieillir לְהִזְדַקֵן बूढ़ा होना ostarjeti öregszik menua, menjadi tua eldast, verða gamall invecchiare 年をとる 늙다; 나이를 먹게 하다 sen(din)ti novecot menjadi tua (doen)verouderen eldes, bli gammel starzeć się, postarzać envelhecer a îmbătrâni стареть; стариться (zo)starnúť postarati (se) ostareo åldras มีอายุเพิ่มขึ้น; แก่ขึ้น yaşlanmak, ihtiyarlamak 變老，使變老 старіти معمر ہونا làm cho già đi 变老，使变老
adj aged
1 eidʒid old an aged man. verouderde طَاعِن فِي السِّن стар starý aldrende; gammel alt ηλικιωμένος viejo, anciano elatanud پیر؛ مسن iäkäs vieux זָקֶן बूढ़ा ostario idős tua aldraður, gamall anziano 年をとった 늙은 pagyvenęs padzīvojis; vecs berusia oud gammel, aldrende w podeszłym wieku idoso bătrân престарелый starý star, prileten u godinama gammal, ålderstigen สูงอายุ; แก่ yaşlı, yaşlanmış 年老的 в літах; старий معمر ، عمر رسیدہ có tuổi 年老的
2 eidʒd of the age of a child aged five. jaar oud عُمْرُه на възраст ve věku på [] år ...Jahre alt ηλικίας de (cinco años) de edad vanune به سن؛ -ساله ikäinen âgé de בְּגִיל उम्र u dobi éves berumur að aldri dell'età di ～才の ...세의 amžiaus (noteiktu gadu skaitu) vecs; -gadīgs berumur oud på (fem år) w wieku ... lat com a idade de în vârstă de в возрасте таких-то лет vo veku star star i en ålder av ซึ่งมีอายุ ...yaşında ...歲的 віком عمر ، سِن tuổi ...岁的
adj ageless
never growing old or never looking older ageless beauty. ewigdurende دَائِم الشَّيَاب несотаряващ nestárnoucí tidløs zeitlos αγέραστος sin edad, eterno vananematu همیشه جوان iätön sans âge נִצְחִי, שֶׁלֹא מָרְאֶה סִימָנֵי גִיל सदाबहार bezvremenski kortalan awet muda síungur, ævarandi senza età, eterno 不老の 언제까지나 나이를 먹지 않는 nesenstantis, amžinas nenovecojošs; mūžīgs tidak menjadi tua eeuwig jong tidløs wieczny sem idade fără vârstă нестареющий nestarnúci ki mu ni videti let večit som aldrig åldras, tidlös ที่เป็นอมตะ yaşlanmaz, ihtiyarlamaz 不會/顯老的 нестаріючий سدا بہار trẻ mãi không già 不会老的
adj age-old
done, known etc for a very long time an age-old custom. stokou, eeue oue قَدِيم العَهْد вековен prastarý, odvěký ældgammel uralt παμπάλαιος ancestral igivana کهن ikivanha séculaire נִמְשַך זְמָן רָב पुराना prastar ősrégi sepanjang zaman aldagamall, ævaforn secolare, antico 古くからの 예로부터의 labai senas mūžsens lama eeuwenoud eldgammel odwieczny antigo străvechi очень давний prastarý, odveký prastar drevan urgammal เก่าแก่ eskiden beri bilinen 古老的 віковий; дуже давній lâu đời 古老的
the aged [ˈeidʒid]
old people care for the aged. oumense المُسِنُّون възрастните staří (lidé) de ældre; de gamle alte Menschen, die Alten οι ηλικιωμένοι ancianos, personas mayores, tercera edad vanurid سالمند ikäihmiset gens âgés הַזְקֶנִים बूढ़े stari az öregek orang lanjut usia, manula aldraðir gli anziani 老人 노인들 senyvo amžiaus žmonės, senimas vecie cilvēki orang-orang tua bejaarden de gamle, de eldre starsi, ludzie w podeszłym wieku idosos vârstnicii, bătrânii престарелые starí ostareli stari ljudi de gamla ผู้สูงอายุ yaşlılar 老人 старі عمر رسیدہ người cao tuổi 老人
(come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). meerderjarig word سِن الرُّشْد القَانُونِي ставам пълнолетен dosáhnout zletilosti blive myndig volljährig (werden) ενηλικιώνομαι täisealiseks saama به سن قانونی رسیدن tulla täysi-ikäiseksi atteindre sa majorité לְהַגִיע לְבָּגְרוּת परिपक्व होना ostarjeti nagykorú(vá válik) cukup umur verða fullveðja/fullorðinn diventare maggiorenne 成人となる 성년(이 되다) tapti pilnamečiu pilngadīgs; sasniegt pilngadību cukup umur meerderjarig bli myndig osiągnać dojrzałość (atingir) a maioridade (a deveni) major достичь совершеннолетия dospieť postati polnoleten postati punoletan [] myndig บรรลุนิติภาวะ ergenlik yaşına (erişmek) 成年 досягти повноліття قانونی عمر کو پہنچنا trưởng thành 成年
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