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English adjective: aged | |||
| 1. | aged advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) | ||
| Samples | Aged members of the society. Elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper. Senior citizen. | ||
| Synonyms | elderly, older, senior | ||
| Similar | old | ||
| Antonyms | young, immature | ||
| 2. | aged at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable) | ||
| Samples | Aged rocks. | ||
| Similar | worn | ||
| Antonyms | new | ||
| 3. | aged having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) | ||
| Samples | Aged ten. Ten years of age. | ||
| Synonyms | of age | ||
| Similar | old | ||
| Antonyms | young, immature | ||
| 4. | aged of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable) | ||
| Samples | Mature well-aged cheeses. | ||
| Synonyms | ripened | ||
| Similar | mature, ripe | ||
| Antonyms | unripe, unripened, green, immature | ||
| 5. | aged (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) | ||
| Synonyms | cured | ||
| Similar | preserved | ||
| Antonyms | fresh | ||
English noun: aged | |||
| 1. | aged (group) people who are old collectively | ||
| Samples | Special arrangements were available for the aged. | ||
| Synonyms | elderly | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | age bracket, age group, cohort | ||
| Antonyms | youth, young | ||
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