Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Popular Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

agedness

 - 2 dictionary results

a⋅ged

  [ey-jid for 1, 2, 5, 6; eyjd for 1, 3, 4]
Use agedness in a Sentence
–adjective
1. having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old: an aged man; an aged tree.
2. pertaining to or characteristic of old age: aged wrinkles.
3. of the age of: a man aged 40 years.
4. brought to maturity or mellowness, as wine, cheese, or wood: aged whiskey.
5. Physical Geography. old; approaching the state of peneplain.
–noun
6. (used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually prec. by the): We must have improved medical care for the aged.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME. See age, -ed 2

Related forms:
a⋅ged⋅ly, adverb
a⋅ged⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. ancient. See old.

Antonyms:
1. young.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To agedness
ag·ed   (ā'jĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Being of advanced age; old.

  2. Characteristic of old age.

  3. (ājd) Having reached the age of: aged three.

  4. (ājd) Brought to a desired ripeness or maturity: aged cheese.

  5. Geology Approaching the base level of erosion.

n.  Elderly people considered as a group. Used with the.
ag'ed·ly adv., ag'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see agedness on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way