NOUN | process | aging, ripening, ageing | acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time |
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process | aging, ageing, senescence | the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age | |
ADJECTIVE | all | aging, ageing, senescent | growing old |
Sounds | ey'jhihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | Growing old. | |
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Synonyms | ageing, senescent | |
Broader | old | (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age |
Spanish | envejecido, senescente |
Meaning | acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time. | |
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Synonyms | ripening, ageing | |
Narrower | mellowing | The process of becoming mellow |
Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
Spanish | envejecimiento, maduración |
Meaning | The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age. | |
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Synonyms | ageing, senescence | |
Narrower | catabiosis | normal aging of cells |
Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
Spanish | envejecimiento, senectud, senescencia | |
Catalan | envelliment |
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