Meanings
prepositional phrase
- formalidiomaticliteraryusuallylawHaving existed for a certain period of time; used in referring to a person's age.
He has a son who is six years of age.
2 more examples
One must be 18 years of age to be an eligible voter in most countries.
Once one is of age 16, one's horizons broaden; once one is of age 21 one's horizons are limitless.
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseOld enough to be considered an adult (in law, or by society generally).
Opposite
under age
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic راشِد
- راشِد (rāšid)old enough to be considered an adult
Catalan major d'edat
- major d'edatold enough to be considered an adult
Chinese Mandarin 成年的, 成年人
- 成年的 (chéngnián de)old enough to be considered an adult
- 成年人 (chéngniánrén)old enough to be considered an adult
- 成年者 (chéngniánzhě)old enough to be considered an adult
Czech plnoletý
- plnoletýold enough to be considered an adult
Danish myndig
- myndigold enough to be considered an adult
Dutch meerderjarig, volwassen
- meerderjarigold enough to be considered an adult
- volwassenold enough to be considered an adult
Finnish täysi-ikäinen
- täysi-ikäinenold enough to be considered an adult
French majeur
- majeurold enough to be considered an adult
German volljährig, mündig
- volljährigold enough to be considered an adult
- mündigold enough to be considered an adult
Hungarian nagykorú
- nagykorúold enough to be considered an adult
Italian maggiorenne
- maggiorenneold enough to be considered an adult
Japanese 成年者
- 成年者 (seinensha)old enough to be considered an adult
Norwegian myndig
- myndigold enough to be considered an adult
Polish pełnoletni
- pełnoletniold enough to be considered an adult
Portuguese maior
- maiorold enough to be considered an adult
Russian совершенноле́тний
- совершенноле́тний (soveršennolétnij)old enough to be considered an adult
Spanish mayor de edad
- mayor de edadold enough to be considered an adult
Swedish myndig
- myndigold enough to be considered an adult
Ukrainian повнолі́тній
- повнолі́тній (povnolítnij)old enough to be considered an adult
Cite this entry
APA
of age. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/of%20age
MLA
“of age.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/of%20age. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “of age,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/of%20age.
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