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noun [ plural ] uk / ˈeɪ.dʒɪd / us / ˈeɪ.dʒɪd / the aged. old people when considered as a group: The hospital was built to meet the needs of the aged. Synonym. the elderly. Opposites. the young. youth (YOUNG PEOPLE) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. : grown old: such as. a. : of an advanced age. an aged man. b. : having attained a specified age. a man aged 40 years. 2. : typical of old age. the aged wrinkles in my cheeks Shakespeare. 3. : having acquired a desirable quality or undergone an expected and desired change with the passage of time. aged wine. aged cheese. agedness. ˈā-jəd-nəs.
Aged definition: having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old. See examples of AGED used in a sentence.
1. adjective A2. You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is. Alan has two children, aged eleven and nine. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Aged means very old. She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult. Synonyms: old, getting on, grey, ancient More Synonyms of aged. 3. plural noun.
Synonyms for AGED: older, elderly, ageing, aging, old, senior, geriatric, senescent; Antonyms of AGED: young, youthful, ageless, youngish, adolescent, juvenile, immature, minor
Definition of aged adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. people who are old collectively. “special arrangements were available for the aged ” synonyms: elderly. see more.
uk / ˈeɪdʒɪd / us. old: an aged dog. improved health care for the aged. (Definition of aged from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. a. advanced in years; old. b. ( 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. (Physical Geography) geography ( not in technical use) having reached an advanced stage of erosion.
aged meaning, definition, what is aged: very old: Learn more.
