aged

adjective

ˈā-jəd 

ˈājd;

ˈājd 

for sense 1b

1

: grown old: such as

a

: of an advanced age

an aged man

b

: having attained a specified age

a man aged 40 years

2

: typical of old age

… the aged wrinkles in my cheeks …

—Shakespeare

3

: having acquired a desirable quality or undergone an expected and desired change with the passage of time

aged wine

aged cheese

agedness

ˈā-jəd-nəs 

noun

Synonyms of aged

• older
• elderly
• aging
• old

Examples of aged in a Sentence

a group of men aged between 20 and 30

all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind

Recent Examples on the Web

Depression Raised Dementia Risk by 27 Percent Almost 6,000 middle-aged British government workers participated in the study. —Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Dec. 2025

Texas has seen an uptick in hospitalizations—potentially driven by the new variant—especially in those aged 65 and older. —Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025

In the university’s survey, about a third of those aged 65 to 74 reported difficulty with one or more of those functions. —Paula Span, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025

Her version of the middle-aged matron was a gentle innocent who faced the world with an unself-conscious enthusiasm. —The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from past participle of agen "to age entry 2" (modeled on Anglo-French agé)

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing aged

• the aged
• the middle-aged

Rhymes for aged

• assuaged
• engaged
• enraged
• outraged
• teenaged
• unpaged
• caged
• gaged
• gauged
• paged
• raged
• staged

Kids Definition

aged

adjective

1

ˈā-jəd

: very old

an aged oak

2

ˈājd

: having reached a specified age

a child aged ten

agedness

ˈā-jəd-nəs 

noun