“age”

Definitions

• noun

  how long something has existed

  Synonyms: abidingness, aboriginality, aeon, ages, ancientness, antiquate, antiquity, atavism, caducity, century, constancy, continuance

  • Example:“It was replaced because of its age.”

• noun

  an era of history having some distinctive feature

  Synonyms: historic period

  • Example:“We live in a litigious age.”

• noun

  a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises

  Synonyms: eld

  • Example:“She was now of school age.”
  • Example:“tall for his eld”

• noun

  a prolonged period of time

  Synonyms: long time, years

  • Example:“We've known each other for ages.”
  • Example:“I haven't been there for years and years.”

• noun

  a late time of life

  Synonyms: old age, years, eld, geezerhood

  • Example:“Old age is not for sissies.”
  • Example:“He's showing his years.”

• verb

  begin to seem older; get older

  • Example:“The death of his wife caused him to age fast.”