ageing

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: ripeningagingsenescencesenescent

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some timeSynonyms: ripeningaging
  2. the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing ageSynonyms: agingsenescence

Adjective (1)

  1. growing oldSynonyms: agingsenescent
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

ageing \ageing\ n. same as aging.

Syn: ripening, aging, mellowing [WordNet 1.5]

ageing \ageing\ adj.

1.having lived for a relatively long (or a specified) time; not young; -- used especially of persons. Opposite of young.

Syn: aging, senescent, old. [WordNet 1.5]

Aging \Ag"ing\, n. the process by which objects or materials acquire desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time under specific conditions. It is used mostly for foods snd beverages, but also for other materials. [Also spelled ageing.] [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
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