age

age · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed.

  2. 2.

    A particular period of history.

  3. 3.

    [informal]A very long time.

  4. 4.

    The latter part of life; old age.

  5. 5.

    Grow old or older.

  6. 6.

    Cause to appear old or older.

Forms

plural: ages

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    come of age — Reach adulthood; become mature.
  • •
    of age — Old enough to be legally considered an adult.
  • •
    act your age — Behave maturely.
  • •
    age before beauty — Humorously offering precedence to an older person.
  • •
    in this day and age — In modern times.
  • •
    the age of consent — Legal age for certain activities.
  • •
    golden age — A period of great prosperity or achievement.

Related words

Antonyms: youth
See also: aging, elderly, era, period
Synonyms: epoch, era, period, years

Etymology

From Old French aage (modern French âge), from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetas ("age, lifetime"), from aevum ("lifetime, age, eternity").