Aging — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time

the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændɪmˌeɪkɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈaɪtbɜːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈaɪtbɜːd/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈændɪmˌeɪkɪŋ/.

Examples

The death of his wife caused him to age fast
She aged gracefully
we age every day--what a depressing thought!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ageing senescent ripening maturate senescence age mature senesce get on

Antonyms

rejuvenate

Parts of Speech

noun	acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
noun	the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
verb	begin to seem older; get older “The death of his wife caused him to age fast”
verb	grow old or older “She aged gracefully”
verb	make older “The death of his child aged him tremendously”
adjective	growing old

Word Forms

senescent	adjective	growing old
age	noun	a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
maturation	noun	(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
senescence	noun	the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
senesce	verb	grow old or older

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Altern

wünschenswerte Eigenschaften erwerben, indem man eine Zeit lang ungestört bleibt

🇫🇷French

vieillissement

acquérir des qualités souhaitables en restant tranquille pendant un certain temps

🇪🇸Spanish

envejecimiento

Adquirir cualidades deseables al no ser molestado durante algún tiempo.

🇮🇹Italian

invecchiamento

acquisire qualità desiderabili rimanendo indisturbato per qualche tempo

🇳🇱Dutch

veroudering

het verwerven van wenselijke eigenschappen door een tijdje met rust gelaten te worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

envelhecimento

adquirir qualidades desejáveis ao não ser perturbado por algum tempo

🇷🇺Russian

старение

приобретение желаемых качеств, если некоторое время оставаться в покое

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उम्र बढ़ना

कुछ समय तक बिना किसी बाधा के रहकर वांछनीय गुणों को प्राप्त करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বার্ধক্য

কিছু সময়ের জন্য নিরবচ্ছিন্ন রেখে পছন্দসই গুণাবলী অর্জন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

முதுமை

சிறிது நேரம் இடையூறு இல்லாமல் இருப்பதன் மூலம் விரும்பத்தக்க குணங்களைப் பெறுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వృద్ధాప్యం

కొంత కాలం పాటు కలవరపడకుండా ఉండడం ద్వారా కావాల్సిన లక్షణాలను పొందడం

🇮🇳Marathi

वृद्धत्व

काही काळ अबाधित राहून इष्ट गुण प्राप्त करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વૃદ્ધત્વ

થોડા સમય માટે અવ્યવસ્થિત રહીને ઇચ્છિત ગુણો પ્રાપ્ત કરવા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಯಸ್ಸಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸಮಯದವರೆಗೆ ಅಡೆತಡೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಬಿಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಪೇಕ್ಷಣೀಯ ಗುಣಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാർദ്ധക്യം

കുറച്ച് സമയത്തേക്ക് ശല്യപ്പെടുത്താതെ വിട്ട് അഭികാമ്യമായ ഗുണങ്ങൾ നേടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁਢਾਪਾ

ਕੁਝ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਰਹਿ ਕੇ ਲੋੜੀਂਦੇ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

عمر بڑھنے

کچھ وقت کے لیے بلا روک ٹوک رہ کر مطلوبہ خوبیاں حاصل کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

老化

通过一段时间不受干扰来获得理想的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

エージング

しばらく静かにしておくことで望ましい特質を獲得する

🇰🇷Korean

노화

한동안 방해받지 않고 방치되어 바람직한 자질 획득

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lão hóa

đạt được những phẩm chất mong muốn bằng cách không bị quấy rầy trong một thời gian

🇹🇭Thai

ริ้วรอย

ย่อมได้รับคุณสมบัติอันพึงปรารถนาโดยปล่อยไว้โดยไม่ถูกรบกวนอยู่ระยะหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penuaan

memperoleh kualitas yang diinginkan dengan tidak diganggu selama beberapa waktu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtanda

pagtatamo ng mga kanais-nais na katangian sa pamamagitan ng pag-iiwang hindi nagagambala sa loob ng ilang panahon

🇲🇾Malay

penuaan

memperoleh kualiti yang diingini dengan tidak diganggu untuk beberapa lama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شيخوخة

اكتساب الصفات المرغوبة من خلال تركها دون عائق لبعض الوقت

🇮🇷Persian

پیری

دستیابی به کیفیت های مطلوب با بی مزاحمت ماندن برای مدتی

🇹🇷Turkish

yaşlanma

bir süre rahatsız edilmeden arzu edilen nitelikleri kazanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

הְזדַקְנוּת

רכישת תכונות רצויות על ידי השארתן ללא הפרעה למשך זמן מה

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