What is the meaning of aging?

noun

  • Acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time.
  • The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age.

verb

  • Begin to seem older; get older.
    • usage: "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
  • Grow old or older.
    • usage: "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day-what a depressing thought"; "Young men senesce"
  • Make older.
    • usage: "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

adjective

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APAWordNet. (2010). aging. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/aging/definitions/1167524
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "aging" http://smartdefine.org/aging/definitions/1167524 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, aging, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/aging/definitions/1167524>.
MLAWordNet. "aging" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/aging/definitions/1167524>
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