ageing
Accumulating years slowly
Ageing is the British spelling of aging—the process of growing older or the changes that come with time.
Wine and cheese improve with ageing; skin and joints typically don't.
As an adjective, it describes something showing signs of age: an ageing infrastructure, an ageing population.
The spelling with the e is standard in British English and common in scientific literature worldwide.
Quality from past eras
- cellaringUnderground wine storage
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- curingRestoring health or preserving
- seasoningSubstance improving food taste
mellowing · brewing · distilling · ripening · whisky · wine · patina · character
Medicine for the elderly
- gerontologyScientific study of senescence
- mortalityState of eventual death
- senilityAge-related mental decline
- eldercareSupport for the aged
retirement · pension · centenarian · lifespan · life expectancy · senescence · telomeres · golden years
Surface lines from folding
- saggingBending downward weakly
- frailtyWeakness of body
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- weakeningBecoming less strong
grey hair · atrophy · brittleness · presbyopia · crow's feet · liver spots · stiffness · hearing loss
Old valued collectible
relic · heirloom · classic · retro · timeworn · weathered · faded · collectible
Practical knowledge from life
- sagacityPenetrating mental acuity
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
prudence · enlightenment · perspective · elder · patience · reflection · hindsight · seasoned
Progress toward maturity
- maturityFull growth achieved
- pubertySexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
infancy · youth · adulthood · maturing · progression · lifecycle · milestones · formative years
vintage
Quality from past eras
- cellaringUnderground wine storage
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- curingRestoring health or preserving
seasoning · mellowing · brewing · distilling · ripening · whisky · wine · patina · character · depth
geriatrics
Medicine for the elderly
- gerontologyScientific study of senescence
- mortalityState of eventual death
- senilityAge-related mental decline
eldercare · retirement · pension · centenarian · lifespan · life expectancy · senescence · telomeres · golden years · sunset years
wrinkles
Surface lines from folding
- saggingBending downward weakly
- frailtyWeakness of body
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
grey hair · weakening · atrophy · brittleness · presbyopia · crow's feet · liver spots · stiffness · hearing loss · arthritis
antique
Old valued collectible
patina · relic · heirloom · classic · retro · timeworn · weathered · faded · collectible · restoration
experience
Practical knowledge from life
- sagacityPenetrating mental acuity
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
discernment · prudence · enlightenment · perspective · elder · patience · reflection · hindsight · seasoned · worldly
development
Progress toward maturity
- maturityFull growth achieved
- pubertySexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
childhood · infancy · youth · adulthood · maturing · progression · lifecycle · milestones · formative years
ageingrejuvenating
Restoring youthful energy
rejuvenation · youth · young · youthfulness · de-aging
- ageing like a fine wineImproving through the years
- ageing outBecoming ineligible through time
- ageing like milkBecoming worse over time