aged

Noun

• people who are old collectively
  • "special arrangements were available for the aged"
• Old people, collectively.

Verb

• begin to seem older; get older
• grow old or older
  • "She aged gracefully"
• make older
  • "The death of his child aged him tremendously"
• simple past and past participle of age

Adjective Satellite

• advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
  • "aged members of the society"
• at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
  • "aged rocks"
• having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
  • "aged ten"
• of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)
  • "mature well-aged cheeses"
• (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

Adj

• Old.
• Having the age of.
• Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.

Examples

• Aged 18, he had no idea what to do with his life.
• aged whiskey
• health insurance and retirement income for the aged
• I knocked on the door and an aged man opened it.
• the aged

Synonyms

age, cured, elderly, get on, maturate, mature, of age, older, ripened, senesce, senior, -year-old, ;, eldern, hoary, matured, old, see also Thesaurus:old person § Holonyms

Antonyms

rejuvenate, young

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