Age definition

Age as a noun

1. how long something has existed

   "it was replaced because of its age"

2. an era of history having some distinctive feature

   "we live in a litigious age"

   Same sense: historic period

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

   "she was now of school age"

   Same sense: eld

4. a prolonged period of time

   "we've known each other for ages"

   Same sense: years, long time

5. a late time of life

   "old age is not for sissies"

   Same sense: years, old age, eld, geezerhood

Age as a verb

6. begin to seem older; get older

   "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"

7. grow old or older

   "She aged gracefully"

   Same sense: get on, mature, maturate, senesce

8. make older

   "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

Synonyms and antonyms

• historic period
• eld
• years
• long time
• old age
• geezerhood
• get on
• mature
• maturate
• senesce

Opposite: rejuvenate.

All synonyms of age, sense by sense

How to say age

Age has 1 syllable and rhymes with page. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with age

• page
• stage
• wage
• engage
• teenage
• cage
• rage
• gauge
• outrage
• sage
• backstage
• onstage

All 23 words that rhyme with age

AGE in word games

Scrabble

4

Words With Friends

5

Anagrams

1

Is AGE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check AGE in the word checker, or unscramble AGE to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.