aged

adjective

ˈā-jəd 

ˈājd;

for sense 1b

ˈājd 

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 

noun

Synonyms

• aging
• ageing
• ancient
• elderly
• geriatric
• long-lived
• old
• older
• over-the-hill
• senescent
• senior
• unyoung

Examples of aged in a Sentence

a group of men aged between 20 and 30

all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind

Recent Examples on the Web

The One Direction star died aged 31 last year after a fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. —Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025

Perhaps a legendary bottle from the great wine names of Tuscany - an aged Sassicaia or Onrellaia? —Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

Strep throat is common, mostly in children aged 5-15. —Sarah Hudgens, Health, 27 Feb. 2025

Forty-nine percent of Gen Z, aged 18 to 24, consider wealth to be in non-material terms. —Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 26 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from past participle of agen "to age entry 2" (modeled on Anglo-French agé)

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing aged

• the aged
• the middle-aged

Rhymes for aged

• assuaged
• engaged
• enraged
• outraged
• teenaged
• unpaged
• caged
• gaged
• gauged
• paged
• raged
• staged

Kids Definition

aged

adjective

1

ˈā-jəd

: very old

an aged oak

2

ˈājd

: having reached a specified age

a child aged ten

agedness

ˈā-jəd-nəs 

noun