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

Now, aged 30, Sterling faces a season in exile at Chelsea, the £30m remaining in wages on his contract a key factor in the stalemate.

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The suspects, who are aged 31, 33, 34 and 49, were all taken to local police stations for questioning on Friday.

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She is survived by her husband, the Duke of Kent, aged 89, and their two sons and a daughter.

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Ms Martins said the injured include 12 women and seven men aged between 24 and 65, and a three-year-old child.

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According to the 2022 teacher census, one in five were aged over 55.

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Related Words

• elderly