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- pronunciation:
- eIj
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Your age is the number of years you have lived.
The boy said his age was twelve.What is the age of this building?- synonyms:
- life, lifetime
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| definition 2: |
An age is a certain time in life.
Children of a very young age cannot feed themselves.- similar words:
- adolescence, adulthood, childhood, time
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| definition 3: |
"Age" sometimes means the fact of being old.
People usually get wrinkles with age.- synonyms:
- elderliness
- antonyms:
- youth
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| definition 4: |
An age is a certain period of time in history.
Would you like to have lived in the age of dinosaurs?We live in the modern age.- synonyms:
- era, period
- similar words:
- century, decade, span, time, years
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| definition 5: |
An age is a very long time. If you wait an age for your friend, it means that you wait a very long time.
It took me an age to finish all my homework on Sunday.- similar words:
- infinity
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| related words: |
world |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
ages, aging, aged |
| definition 1: |
When people or animals age, they get older.
People always change as they age.- similar words:
- develop, grow
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| definition 2: |
When something ages, it becomes older and sometimes better.
My mom says that a lot of cheeses taste better after they age for a while.- synonyms:
- ripen
- similar words:
- season
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