Vieux.
1. Advanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables); SYN. elderly, older, senior.
2. (Used of tobacco) Aging as a preservative process ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable); SYN. cured.
3. At an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable).
4. Of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; ('aged' pronounced as one syllable); SYN. ripened.
Having attained a specific age; ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable); SYN. of age.
Old, aged, senior
Old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age.
1. (Used especially of persons) Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; especially not young; SYN. aged.
2. Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; SYN. stale, moth-eaten.
3. From an earlier time
4. Of long duration; not new
5. Old in experience; SYN. older.
6. (Used for emphasis) Very familiar
1. La mesure du temps vécu, compté généralement en années. Quel âge avez-vous?
2. La vieillesse. Cela vient avec l'âge.
ETYM Old Fren. aage, eage, French âge, from Latin aetas through a supposed Late Lat. aetaticum. Latin aetas is contracted from aevitas, from aevum lifetime, age; akin to Eng. aye ever. Related to Each.
1. A historic period.
2. A time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises.
3. How long something has existed.
4. A prolonged period of time
5. A late time of life