new age

noun

1

New Age : an eclectic group of cultural attitudes arising in late 20th century Western society that are adapted from those of a variety of ancient and modern cultures, that emphasize beliefs (such as reincarnation, holism, pantheism, and occultism) outside the mainstream, and that advance alternative approaches to spirituality, right living, and health

2

: a soft soothing form of instrumental music often used to promote relaxation

New Ager

-ˈā-jər 

noun

New Agey

-ˈā-jē 

adjective

Examples of new age in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects. —Joanna Ossinger,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 June 2026

But, where so many of the James Bond games of the past sought to emulate the movies’ interpretations of the character, IO Interactive’s First Light presents a wholly new James Bond—not just for a new age bracket, but for the medium of video games. —Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

There had been ostentatious boats before — automobile millionaire Henry Dodge had commissioned the luxurious but smaller SS Delphine in the 1920s — but Onassis brought floating plutocratic potency into a whole new age. —Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 9 May 2026

And one track prominently features a country singer, a drastic departure from the usual Fire-Toolz mélange of screensaver EDM, Hypercolor death metal, blackened new age, and copious other mutant genres that usually don’t mix. —Reed Jackson, SPIN, 8 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for new age

• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage
• messuage
• offstage
• onstage
• outrage
• pelage

Kids Definition

New Age

noun

1

: a way of thinking arising in late 20th century Western society and adapted from a variety of ancient and modern cultures that emphasizes beliefs (as reincarnation) outside the mainstream and that advances alternative approaches to spirituality, right living, and health

2

: a soft soothing form of instrumental music often used to promote relaxation

new age adjective often capitalized

New Ager

-ˈā-jər

noun