adjective. Being of advanced age; old.

adjective. Characteristic of old age.

adjective. Having reached the age of.

adjective. Brought to a desired ripeness or maturity.

adjective. Approaching the base level of erosion.

noun. Elderly people considered as a group. Used with the.

In geology, approaching peneplanation: said of the topography of a greatly denuded region.

Of a horse, arrived at the age when the ‘pit’ or ‘mark’ on the front teeth has been obliterated by the gradual wearing away of the crown.

Old; having lived or existed long; having reached an advanced period of life: as, an aged man; an aged oak.

Of the age of: as, a man aged forty years.

Pertaining to or characteristic of old age.

Synonyms Aged, Elderly, Old, Ancient. Old is the general word for being near to the natural end, or having nearly reached the usual period, of life: as, a cat is old at twelve years. Elderly is rather old, beginning to be old. Aged is very old. Ancient is so old as to seem to belong to a past age. (See other comparisons under ancient.)

adjective. Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being

adjective. Belonging to old age.

adjective. Having a certain age; at the age of; having lived.

adjective. Old.

adjective. Undergone the effects of time, improving as a result.

noun. Old people, collectively.

verb. Simple past tense and past participle of age.

preposition. Having the age of.

adjective. at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)

adjective. of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)

adjective. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

adjective. having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

noun. people who are old collectively

adjective. (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

""I've never heard the term aged news," said Mr. Berke, giving off an air of superiority, even if it was a feeble attempt at being funny."

mature  old  preserved  ripe  worn  

age bracket  age group  cohort  

assuaged  caged  disengaged  engaged  enraged  

-ol  abiding  advanced  advanced in life  advanced in years  

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