aged

[ey-jid, eyjd]

adjective

1. having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old.

   an aged man;

   an aged tree.

   Synonyms: ancient
   Antonyms: young

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 a peneplain.

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. old people collectively.

   We must have improved medical care for the aged.

   It seems we all, aged and young alike, live in a kind of continuum of existence.

aged

/ ˈeɪdʒɪd /

adjective

1. 1. advanced in years; old

   2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the aged

2. of, connected with, or characteristic of old age

3. (postpositive) having the age of

   a woman aged twenty

4. geography (not in technical use) having reached an advanced stage of erosion

Other Word Forms

• agedly adverb
• agedness noun
• preaged adjective
• unaged adjective
• well-aged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of aged¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; age, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Ms Billington, who lives in Thames Ditton, Surrey, was diagnosed with breast cancer at 33, and she said that her treatment caused her to experience early menopause aged 39.

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Former world number one Bjorg won 11 Grand Slam titles, including five successive Wimbledons, before unexpectedly retiring aged 25.

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There are also potential biases as it was built from UK Biobank data which is drawn mostly from people aged 40 to 70, rather than the whole population.

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Flu vaccinations will once again be offered to all children aged 2-18 after they were extended to secondary school pupils last year.

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Slot felt Liverpool "did great business", given all eight of their signings are aged 25 or under, and the club "should get praise" for the strategy it has adopted.

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Related Words

• elderly