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aged — aged; ap·pend·aged; dis·cour·aged·ly; fo·li·aged; man·aged; teen·aged; vis·aged; lever·aged; mid·dle·aged·ness; … English syllables
Aged — A ged ([=a] j[e^]d), a. 1. Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being; as, an aged man; an aged oak. [1913 Webster] 2. Belonging to old age. Aged cramps. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. ([=a] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aged — aged, old, elderly, superannuated when applied to persons mean far advanced in years. Aged implies extreme old age with signs of feebleness or, sometimes, senility {the aged creature came, shuffling along with ivory headed wand Keats} Old… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
aged — is pronounced as one syllable in (e.g.) The house has aged well, and as two syllables in (e.g.) an aged man … Modern English usage
aged — [ā′jid; ] for 3 & 4 [ ājd] adj. 1. old; grown old 2. characteristic of old age 3. brought to a desired state of aging 4. of the age of [a boy, aged ten years] the aged [ā′jid] old people … English World dictionary
aged — (adj.) having lived long, mid 15c., pp. adjective from AGE (Cf. age) (v.). Meaning having been allowed to get old (of cheese, etc.) is by 1873. Meaning of the age of is from 1630s. Aged Parent is from Great Expectations (1860 61) … Etymology dictionary
AGED — est un sigle qui signifie Allocation de Garde d Enfant à Domicile. C est une ancienne prestation versée par les Caisses d allocations familiales qui a été remplacée par le Complément de libre choix du Mode de Garde (CMG) de la PAJE à partir du… … Wikipédia en Français
Aged — (engl., spr. edsch d), s. Alt … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
aged — index elderly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
aged — [adj] old age old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, been around*, creaky*, elderly, getting on*, gray, moth eaten*, oldie*, over the hill*, passé*, rusty*, senescent, senior citizen, shot*, timeworn, venerable, worn, worse for wear*;… … New thesaurus
aged — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of a specified age. 2) old. 3) having been subjected to ageing … English terms dictionary
