ALL meanings of of age
of age
O o - noun of age the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years. 1
- noun of age a period of human life, measured by years from birth, usually marked by a certain stage or degree of mental or physical development and involving legal responsibility and capacity: the age of discretion; the age of consent; The state raised the drinking age from 18 to 21 years. 1
- noun of age the particular period of life at which a person becomes naturally or conventionally qualified or disqualified for anything: He was over age for military duty. 1
- noun of age one of the periods or stages of human life: a person of middle age. 1
- noun of age advanced years; old age: His eyes were dim with age. 1
- noun of age a particular period of history, as distinguished from others; a historical epoch: the age of Pericles; the Stone Age; the age of electronic communications. 1
- noun of age the period of history contemporary with the span of an individual's life: He was the most famous architect of the age. 1
- noun of age a generation or a series of generations: ages yet unborn. 1
- noun of age a great length of time: I haven't seen you for an age. He's been gone for ages. 1
- noun of age the average life expectancy of an individual or of the individuals of a class or species: The age of a horse is from 25 to 30 years. 1
- noun of age Psychology. the level of mental, emotional, or educational development of a person, especially a child, as determined by various tests and based on a comparison of the individual's score with the average score for persons of the same chronological age. 1
- noun of age Geology. a period of the history of the earth distinguished by some special feature: the Ice Age. a unit of geological time, shorter than an epoch, during which the rocks comprising a stage were formed. 1
- noun of age any of the successive periods in human history divided, according to Hesiod, into the golden, silver, bronze, heroic, and iron ages. 1
- noun of age Cards. Poker. the first player at the dealer's left. Compare edge (def 10a). eldest hand. 1
- verb without object of age to grow old: He is aging rapidly. 1
- verb without object of age to mature, as wine, cheese, or wood: a heavy port that ages slowly. 1
- verb with object of age to make old; cause to grow or seem old: Fear aged him overnight. 1
- verb with object of age to bring to maturity or a state fit for use: to age wine. 1
- verb with object of age to store (a permanent magnet, a capacitor, or other similar device) so that its electrical or magnetic characteristics become constant. 1
- verb with object of age to expose (a dye or dyed cloth) to steam or humid air in order to fix the dye. 1
- verb with object of age to stabilize the electrical properties of (a device) by passing current through it. 1
- idioms of age of age, Law. being any of several ages, usually 21 or 18, at which certain legal rights, as voting or marriage, are acquired. being old enough for full legal rights and responsibilities. 1
- adverb of age to legal adulthood 1
- adjective of age legally adult 1
- noun of age adult and legally responsible for one's actions (usually at 18 or, formerly, 21 years) 0
- noun of age having reached the age when one has full legal rights 0