Meaning & Definition of Aged in English

1. People who are old collectively

• "Special arrangements were available for the aged"

1. Advanced in years

• (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

• "Aged members of the society"

• "Elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"

• "Senior citizen"

2. At an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)

• "Aged rocks"

3. Having attained a specific age

• (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

• "Aged ten"

• "Ten years of age"

4. Of wines, fruit, cheeses

• Having reached a desired or final condition

• (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)

• "Mature well-aged cheeses"

5. (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)