aged
Americanadjective
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having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old.
an aged man;
an aged tree.
- Synonyms:
- ancient
- Antonyms:
- young
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pertaining to or characteristic of old age.
aged wrinkles.
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of the age of.
a man aged 40 years.
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brought to maturity or mellowness, as wine, cheese, or wood.
aged whiskey.
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Physical Geography. old; approaching the state of a peneplain.
noun
adjective
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advanced in years; old
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( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the aged
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of, connected with, or characteristic of old age
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(postpositive) having the age of
a woman aged twenty
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geography (not in technical use) having reached an advanced stage of erosion
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of aged
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; see age, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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With roughly a third of U.S. lawyers aged 55 or older, elite law firms built on cradle-to-grave partnerships are confronting a growing bottleneck at the top.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The dinghy, which had 31 children on board with the youngest aged 14, had two outboard engines but one was not working, the court heard.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The proposed law would ban children under 13 from social media and require parental accounts for those aged 13 to 15 to open limited accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Peter Swallow, the Labour MP for Bracknell in Berkshire who ran for UK Youth Parliament aged 14, told the BBC the organisation has campaigned successfully on issues such as votes for 16-year-olds.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
I felt a fleeting sense of sadness, like when I’d realized how much Togbe’s death had aged Ma.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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