What does aging mean?
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ag·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
ripening, aging, ageingnoun
acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
aging, ageing, senescenceadjective
the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
aging, ageing, senescentadjective
growing old
Wiktionary
agingnoun
The process of becoming older or more mature.
agingnoun
Allowing something to become older.
The owner asked the clerk to age some big bills that were due.
agingnoun
The deliberate act of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is.
agingnoun
Becoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time
agingnoun
Elderly person. Only as a collective plural in "the aging"
agingadjective
Becoming elderly.
The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.
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aging
Aging is the biological process of getting older, characterized by progressive and gradual changes in physical, cellular, and physiological functions leading towards maturity and eventually decline in functioning and increased vulnerability to diseases and death. This natural process involves a range of transformations such as graying hair, wrinkling skin, loss of muscle mass, deterioration of cognitive abilities, and weakening of the immune system. The rate of aging can be influenced by various factors including genetics, lifestyle, and environment.
aging
Aging is the process of becoming older, a progression that is characterized by biological and physiological changes that occur over time and are consistent with decline and ultimate death. These changes often result in decreased strength and endurance, reduced cognitive abilities, and susceptibility to diseases. Aging can also involve changes in psychological and social functioning. It is a natural, complex, and inevitable stage in the life cycle of all living organisms.
aging
Aging is the biological process of getting older, involving gradual changes in the body's physical and mental capabilities over time. These changes include physical appearance alterations such as wrinkle formation, greying hair, diminishing strength, increased susceptibility to diseases, as well as cognitive declines or psychological changes. Aging is a natural and inevitable part of life. It can however also refer to the maturing or improvements in objects such as wine or cheese over a certain period of time.
Webster Dictionary
Aging
of Age
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Aging
The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time.
Editors Contribution
agingnoun
Growing according to some error of time within the nature of sinning. Antigen agriculture expressing a period of time during which an event takes place or a situation remains the case as a skill to build. 1.) dialect form of AGAINST and again with the same meaning.
We are aging to bring the truth of our discovery in life back to the bringer light.
Etymology: Growing
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 6, 2024
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of aging in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of aging in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of aging in a Sentence
Alzheimer's is really like nothing else in chronic disease because it is so devastating to the family and caregivers as well as the people who have it, six million people have it now, and by mid-century that's going to double because of the aging of the population. If you figure at least two caregivers per afflicted person, that's an enormous toll on the country.
We are not victims of aging, sickness and death. These are part of scenery, not the seer, who is immune to any form of change. This seer is the spirit, the expression of eternal being.
The trucking industry has an aging workforce on top of a shortage, it's really been a problem for the last several years.
Since UV [ ultraviolet ] light is a carcinogen, now there's no reason to put one at risk for skin cancer, skin aging and even immune suppression.
This was a good measure to cope with the aging of local farmers and their lack of successors.
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