aged
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1.3
- adjective
- /ˈeɪdʒɪd/
:
anciano
- Though the air was fragrant with the aged scent of old bracken, Brys breathed only shallowly.
- aged people
- the aged population
- aged adults
And I saw in the faces of these these children, I saw aged faces, aged faces, children with very old faces, with dawns.
- And I saw in the faces of these these children, I saw aged faces, aged faces, children with very old faces, with dawns.
- He is older, he is aged, but he knows what this country is about and he knows what the world order is about.
- I meant mentally aged, this new person sitting here or somebody else.
Examples
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Neighborhood features for adults aged 55 years or older in the 2002 Health and Retirement.
Academic text (2011) -
My grandfather is a wise man who has aged gracefully over the years.
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"She felt very young, "and at the same time unspeakably aged.
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Victim number two is an aged adult male, 60's, 70's maybe.
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Literature shows that rotator cuff disease is common in patients aged 60 years or older.
Academic text (2017) -
Mental health interventions for the aged immigrant cannot rely on standard therapeutic interventions.
Academic text (1991) -
Rested though she was, her aged legs complained, aching in the deep drifts.
Fiction book (1990) -
The aged community center provides activities for seniors and promotes healthy living.
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In the park, I often see the aged enjoying the sunshine and sharing stories.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who has lived for a long time
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1.0
A person who is past middle age
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2.5
A person who is older and usually of retirement age
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1.0
Having more years of life or more work experience than someone else
1
9.8
Showing signs of old age
Antonyms
Compounds
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Aged comes from the simple word age, which means 'time of life'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of someone who has a lot of age, so aged describes an old or elderly person.