aging

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: ripeningageingsenescencesenescent

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

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

Adjective (1)

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

Age \Age\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aged; p. pr. & vb. n. Aging.] To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he grew fat as he aged. [1913 Webster]

They live one hundred and thirty years, and never age for all that. --Holland. [1913 Webster]

I am aging; that is, I have a whitish, or rather a light-colored, hair here and there. --Landor. [1913 Webster]

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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