Meanings
nounaging (countable and uncountable, plural agings)
plural agings · alternative UK ageing
- countableuncountableThe process of becoming older or more mature.
- countableuncountableThe deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
- countableuncountablegerontologyThe accumulation of damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time; the progressing loss of health, mobility, vibrancy and body functionality, resulting in biological death.
Synonyms: senescence
- countableuncountableWear; wear and tear.
adjectiveaging (comparative more aging, superlative most aging)
comparative more aging · superlative most aging · alternative UK ageing
- CanadaUSBecoming elderly.
The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.
1 more example
A few aging men tiptoed in [...] men who had been Bert's companions at drinking or pennyante while the world passed them by.
1949, Dorothy M. Johnson, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 90
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe accumulation of damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time; the progressing loss of health, mobility, vibrancy and body functionality, resulting in biological death.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
nounacquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
Broader
organic processbiological process
nounthe organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
Similar
Broader
organic processbiological process
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
By surface analysis, age + -ing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic شَيْخُوخَة, هَرَم
- شَيْخُوخَة (šayḵūḵa)the process of becoming older or more mature
- هَرَم (haram)the process of becoming older or more mature
Bulgarian старе́ене, застаряващ
- старе́ене (staréene)the process of becoming older or more mature
- застаряващ (zastarjavašt)becoming elderly
Catalan envelliment, envellidor
- envellimentthe process of becoming older or more mature
- envellidorbecoming elderly
Chinese Mandarin 老化
- 老化 (lǎohuà)the process of becoming older or more mature
Czech stárnutí
- stárnutíthe process of becoming older or more mature
Danish aldring, ældning
- aldringthe process of becoming older or more mature
- ældningthe deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is
Dutch veroudering
- verouderingthe process of becoming older or more mature
Estonian vananemine
- vananeminethe process of becoming older or more mature
Finnish vanheneminen, ikääntyminen
- vanheneminenthe process of becoming older or more mature
- ikääntyminenthe process of becoming older or more mature
- vanheneminensenescence
- vanhenevabecoming elderly
- ikääntyväbecoming elderly
French vieillissement, sénescence
- vieillissementthe process of becoming older or more mature
- sénescencesenescence
- vieillissantbecoming elderly
German Altern, Alterung
- Alternthe process of becoming older or more mature
- Alterungthe process of becoming older or more mature
- alterndbecoming elderly
Hebrew הִזְדַּקְּנוּת
- הִזְדַּקְּנוּת (hizdak'nút)the process of becoming older or more mature
Hindi आयुवृद्धि
- आयुवृद्धि (āyuvŕddhi)the process of becoming older or more mature
Hungarian öregedés, idősödés
- öregedésthe process of becoming older or more mature
- idősödésthe process of becoming older or more mature
- korosodóbecoming elderly
- öregedőbecoming elderly
Indonesian penuaan
- penuaanthe process of becoming older or more mature
Italian invecchiamento
- invecchiamentothe process of becoming older or more mature
Japanese 老化
- 老化 (rōka)the process of becoming older or more mature
Korean 노화, 로화
- 노화 (nohwa)the process of becoming older or more mature
- 로화 (rohwa)the process of becoming older or more mature
Latvian novecošana
- novecošanathe process of becoming older or more mature
Lithuanian senavimas
- senavimasthe process of becoming older or more mature
Malay penuaan
- penuaanthe process of becoming older or more mature
Norwegian Bokmål aldring, aldrende
- aldringthe process of becoming older or more mature
- aldrendebecoming elderly
Persian پیری, پیرش
- پیری (piri)the process of becoming older or more mature
- پیرش (pireš)the process of becoming older or more mature
- سالخوردگی (sâlxordegi)the process of becoming older or more mature
Polish starzenie się
- starzenie sięthe process of becoming older or more mature
Portuguese envelhecimento, envelhecimento
- envelhecimentothe process of becoming older or more mature
- envelhecimentothe deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is
Romanian îmbătrânire, îmbătrânire
- îmbătrânirethe process of becoming older or more mature
- îmbătrânirebecoming elderly
Russian старе́ние, старе́ющий
- старе́ние (starénije)the process of becoming older or more mature
- старе́ющий (staréjuščij)becoming elderly
Slovak starnutie
- starnutiethe process of becoming older or more mature
Spanish envejecimiento, senescente
- envejecimientothe process of becoming older or more mature
- senescentebecoming elderly
- envejecedorbecoming elderly
Swedish åldrande
- åldrandethe process of becoming older or more mature
Thai การสูงวัย
- การสูงวัยthe process of becoming older or more mature
Turkish yaşlanma
- yaşlanmathe process of becoming older or more mature
Ukrainian старі́ння, ста́ріння
- старі́ння (starínnja)the process of becoming older or more mature
- ста́ріння (stárinnja)the process of becoming older or more mature
Vietnamese sự lão hoá
- sự lão hoáthe process of becoming older or more mature
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with aging
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APA
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“aging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aging. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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