aging

/'eidʤiɳ/ Cách viết khác : (aging) /'eidʤiɳ/

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Definition

1. Noun:

   • The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age: The natural, time-related process of becoming older, often involving physical, biological, or psychological changes.
   • Acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time: The process of maturing or improving in quality over a period, often used for substances like wine, cheese, or materials.

2. Adjective:

   • Growing old: Describing someone or something that is in the process of becoming older.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The aging of the population is a significant social trend. (The process of the population becoming older is a significant social trend.)
  • The cheese requires careful aging to develop its full flavor. (The cheese requires careful maturing over time to develop its full flavor.)

• Adjective:

  • An aging actor took on the challenging role. (An actor who is growing old took on the challenging role.)
  • The city is investing in its aging infrastructure. (The city is investing in its infrastructure that is becoming old.)

Advanced Usage

• "Successful aging": A concept in gerontology focusing on maintaining physical and mental well-being in later life.
  • Her research focuses on strategies for successful aging.
• "Anti-aging": Referring to products or treatments intended to slow or counteract the visible effects of aging.
  • The market for anti-aging creams is enormous.

Variants and Related Words

• Age (n/v): The length of time someone or something has existed; to grow old.
  • He is starting to show his age.
• Aged (adj): Having lived for a long time; no longer young.
  • Care for the aged is a community priority.
• Ageism (n): Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.
  • The company's policies were criticized for ageism.

Synonyms

• Noun (Process): Senescence, maturation, ripening.
• Adjective: Elderly, senior, maturing.

Related Phrases

• Aging process: The series of changes that occur as one ages.
  • Scientists study the cellular mechanisms of the aging process.
• Aging in place: The ability to live in one's own home and community safely and independently as one ages.
  • The program supports seniors who wish to pursue aging in place.

Related Idioms

• (To be) long in the tooth: An idiom meaning old or aging (originally referring to horses whose gums recede with age).
  • He might be a bit long in the tooth for that kind of physical work.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. growing old

Noun

1. the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
2. acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ageing
• senescent
• senescence
• ripening