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

The gene treatment also reduced heart tissue damage, known as fibrosis, and lowered the number of "aged" cells in the heart.

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Tests showed that this technique also worked on samples aged up to 16 months, demonstrating remarkable durability.

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Time wil tell but, for now, he can reflect with satisfaction on a win that he reckoned aged him 20 years and in which he managed to avoid looking like Robin Hood...

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Separately, a man, aged 37, was charged with theft and criminal conspiracy.

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Zahra, a mother of five who is sheltering in Tawila and also asked to be identified by her first name, told AFP that RSF fighters took her two sons, aged 16 and 20.

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Related Words

• elderly