space age
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- adjective
- /speɪs eɪdʒ/
- Archaic
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futurista
- The new smart home system is equipped with space age technology that learns your habits.
- space age material
- space age technology
- space age design
Because what sounds space age today is commodity tomorrow.
- Because what sounds space age today is commodity tomorrow.
- Everybody should live in a French shuttle or the local equivalent, which could be a space age apartment in Manhattan.
- This is Cyril's new cat feeder, very space age, very Astro chic stunningness.
- And So what crazy space age futuristic material am I going to be using for my membrane felt.
Examples
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And there's this space-age device called the Internet now.
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A space-age personal work environment complete with a reclining chair, multiple computer monitors, and a connected air filter.
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Because what sounds space age today is commodity tomorrow.
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So this is kind of like conventional phase change cooling, but space age literally.
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Everybody should live in a French shuttle or the local equivalent, which could be a space age apartment in Manhattan.
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The third, starting in 1960, gave us computers, the web, and space-age communications.
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Now, Ian, as you'll notice, is wearing a space age COVID mask.
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And there's this space-age technology called the Internet now.
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Think of it as a space-age twist to that adage: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.
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This is Cyril's new cat feeder, very space age, very Astro chic stunningness.
Synonyms
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Seeming ahead of its time because of very new design or ideas
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Having a dreamy sound or look that reminds you of outer space
How Futuristic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally combines 'space' (the cosmos) and 'age' (a period), so a learner can infer it refers to the era of space exploration and things associated with it, which points toward advanced technology. However, its adjectival use to mean broadly 'futuristic' is a metaphorical extension beyond the literal 'era' sense and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure, though cross‑linguistic equivalents make the basic idea somewhat accessible.
Etymology
Space age The adjective space age comes from the new, shiny materials and designs made for space travel that looked like a new age of style and technology, so calling something 'space age' means it looks or uses very new, advanced technology.