ageing \ageing\ n.
same as aging.
Syn: ripening, aging, mellowing
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ageing
adj : growing old [syn: aging, senescent]
n 1: acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for
some time [syn: ripening, aging]
2: the organic process of growing older and showing the effects
of increasing age [syn: aging, senescence]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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