Old age

• year

  1. A period of 365 days (in a leap year, 366 days) divided into 12 months and regarded in the Gregorian calendar as beginning Jan. 1 and ending the following Dec. 31
  2. A calendar year of a specified number in a particular era
  3. A sidereal year.

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  1. A period of 365 days (in a leap year, 366 days) divided into 12 months and regarded in the Gregorian calendar as beginning Jan. 1 and ending the following Dec. 31
  2. A calendar year of a specified number in a particular era
  3. A sidereal year.

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• senescence

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• senectitude

  1. Old age; elderliness.

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  1. Old age; elderliness.

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• elderliness

  1. The quality or state of being elderly

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  1. The quality or state of being elderly

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• agedness

  1. The state or quality of being aged.

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  1. The state or quality of being aged.

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A particular time notable for its distinctive characteristics

• time

  1. Indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present, or future; every moment there has ever been or ever will be
  2. A precise instant, second, minute, hour, day, week, month, or year, determined by clock or calendar; specif., the present instant, determined by clock
  3. A period at one's disposal:

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  1. Indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present, or future; every moment there has ever been or ever will be
  2. A precise instant, second, minute, hour, day, week, month, or year, determined by clock or calendar; specif., the present instant, determined by clock
  3. A period at one's disposal:

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• period

  1. The full course, or one of the stages, of a disease
  2. Any of the divisions of the academic day.
  3. (Geology) A unit of time, longer than an epoch and shorter than an era.

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  1. The full course, or one of the stages, of a disease
  2. Any of the divisions of the academic day.
  3. (Geology) A unit of time, longer than an epoch and shorter than an era.

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• era

  1. (Geol.) A subdivision of an eon
  2. An event or date that marks the beginning of a new or important period in the history of something
  3. A period of time as reckoned from a specific date serving as the basis of its chronological system.

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  1. (Geol.) A subdivision of an eon
  2. An event or date that marks the beginning of a new or important period in the history of something
  3. A period of time as reckoned from a specific date serving as the basis of its chronological system.

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• epoch

  1. The beginning of a new and important period in the history of anything
  2. A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy.
  3. (Geol.) A subdivision of a period in geologic time corresponding to the rock strata of a series

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  1. The beginning of a new and important period in the history of anything
  2. A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy.
  3. (Geol.) A subdivision of a period in geologic time corresponding to the rock strata of a series

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• day

  1. The portion of a 24-hour period that is devoted to work, school, or business:
  2. A particular or specified day
  3. The struggle or contest occurring on a certain day or in a certain period of time

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  1. The portion of a 24-hour period that is devoted to work, school, or business:
  2. A particular or specified day
  3. The struggle or contest occurring on a certain day or in a certain period of time

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A long time.

• blue moon

  1. The second of two full moons that occur in the same calendar month.
  2. A very long time

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  1. The second of two full moons that occur in the same calendar month.
  2. A very long time

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• year

  1. A period of 12 calendar months reckoned from any date
  2. The period (365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes, and 9.54 seconds of mean solar time) spent by the sun in its apparent passage from a fixed star and back to the same position again: it is the true period of the earth's revolution, and the difference in time between this and the tropical year is due to the precession of the equinoxes
  3. A period approximately equal to a year in other calendars.

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  1. A period of 12 calendar months reckoned from any date
  2. The period (365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes, and 9.54 seconds of mean solar time) spent by the sun in its apparent passage from a fixed star and back to the same position again: it is the true period of the earth's revolution, and the difference in time between this and the tropical year is due to the precession of the equinoxes
  3. A period approximately equal to a year in other calendars.

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• long

  1. One who acquires holdings in a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in price.
  2. A long time
  3. A signal, syllable, etc. of long duration

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  1. One who acquires holdings in a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in price.
  2. A long time
  3. A signal, syllable, etc. of long duration

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• eternity

  1. The quality, state, or fact of being eternal; eternal existence or duration; continuance without end
  2. The timeless state following death.
  3. A long period of time that seems endless

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  1. The quality, state, or fact of being eternal; eternal existence or duration; continuance without end
  2. The timeless state following death.
  3. A long period of time that seems endless

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• Used in plural: eon

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To grow old

• get on

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• get along

  1. (Intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by with) To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.

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  1. (Intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by with) To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.

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To bring or come to full development

• ripen

  1. To become or make ripe; mature, age, cure, etc.

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  1. To become or make ripe; mature, age, cure, etc.

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• mellow

  1. To make or become mellow

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  1. To make or become mellow

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• mature

  1. (Intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To become mature; to ripen.
  2. To become fully grown, developed, or ripe
  3. To evolve toward or reach full development:

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  1. (Intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To become mature; to ripen.
  2. To become fully grown, developed, or ripe
  3. To evolve toward or reach full development:

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• maturate

  1. To suppurate; discharge pus
  2. To ripen; mature
  3. To mature, ripen, or develop.

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  1. To suppurate; discharge pus
  2. To ripen; mature
  3. To mature, ripen, or develop.

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• grow

  1. To come to be by a gradual process or by degrees; become:
  2. To develop and reach maturity.
  3. To cause to grow; raise:

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  1. To come to be by a gradual process or by degrees; become:
  2. To develop and reach maturity.
  3. To cause to grow; raise:

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• develop

  1. To become larger, fuller, better, etc.; grow or evolve, esp. by natural processes
  2. To come to have gradually; acquire:
  3. To aid in the growth of; strengthen:

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  1. To become larger, fuller, better, etc.; grow or evolve, esp. by natural processes
  2. To come to have gradually; acquire:
  3. To aid in the growth of; strengthen:

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The period of one's existence

• time of life

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• duration

  1. The number of years required to receive the present value of future payments, both of interest and principle, of a bond, often used as an indicator of a bond's price volatility resulting from changes in interest rates.
  2. Continuance or persistence in time.
  3. A period of existence or persistence:

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  1. The number of years required to receive the present value of future payments, both of interest and principle, of a bond, often used as an indicator of a bond's price volatility resulting from changes in interest rates.
  2. Continuance or persistence in time.
  3. A period of existence or persistence:

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• lifetime

  1. A very long time

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  1. A very long time

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• span

  1. The distance between ends or supports
  2. A unit of linear measure equal to nine inches: originally based on the distance between the tips of a man's extended thumb and little finger
  3. A period of time:

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  1. The distance between ends or supports
  2. A unit of linear measure equal to nine inches: originally based on the distance between the tips of a man's extended thumb and little finger
  3. A period of time:

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Old age

• senectitude

  1. Old age; elderliness.

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  1. Old age; elderliness.

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• winter of life

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• sunset-years

  1. Alternative term for twilight years

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  1. Alternative term for twilight years

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• declining years

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• golden-years

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• maturity

  1. A being full-grown, ripe, or fully developed
  2. The time at which a note, etc. becomes due
  3. (Geology) A stage in the development of streams or landscapes at which maximum development has been reached or at which the process of erosion is going on with maximum vigor. Maturity of a landscape continues throughout the period of maximum topographic differentiation or until about three fourths of the original mass is carried away by erosion.

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  1. A being full-grown, ripe, or fully developed
  2. The time at which a note, etc. becomes due
  3. (Geology) A stage in the development of streams or landscapes at which maximum development has been reached or at which the process of erosion is going on with maximum vigor. Maturity of a landscape continues throughout the period of maximum topographic differentiation or until about three fourths of the original mass is carried away by erosion.

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• seniority

  1. The state of being older than another or others or higher in rank than another or others.
  2. Status, priority, or precedence achieved by length of service, as in a given job
  3. Precedence of position, especially precedence over others of the same rank by reason of a longer span of service.

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  1. The state of being older than another or others or higher in rank than another or others.
  2. Status, priority, or precedence achieved by length of service, as in a given job
  3. Precedence of position, especially precedence over others of the same rank by reason of a longer span of service.

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• superannuation

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• decrepitude

  1. The condition of being decrepit; feebleness or infirmity
  2. The quality or condition of being weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use.

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  1. The condition of being decrepit; feebleness or infirmity
  2. The quality or condition of being weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use.

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• ancientness

  1. The state or quality of being ancient.

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  1. The state or quality of being ancient.

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• oldness

  1. The state of being old; age.

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  1. The state of being old; age.

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• antiquity

  1. Ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages.
  2. The quality of being old or ancient; considerable age:
  3. The people, especially the writers and artisans, of ancient times:

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  1. Ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages.
  2. The quality of being old or ancient; considerable age:
  3. The people, especially the writers and artisans, of ancient times:

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• senescence

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• elderliness

  1. The quality or state of being elderly

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  1. The quality or state of being elderly

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• advanced years

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• old age

  1. The advanced years of life, esp. human life, often thought of as being those years after 60 or 65 and characterized by a marked decline in strength and vigor
  2. The latter part of life, the part of life after one's prime.

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  1. The advanced years of life, esp. human life, often thought of as being those years after 60 or 65 and characterized by a marked decline in strength and vigor
  2. The latter part of life, the part of life after one's prime.

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A period of time

• days (of someone or something)

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• term

  1. An estate granted for a fixed period.
  2. The end of a normal gestation period:
  3. A limited period of time.

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  1. An estate granted for a fixed period.
  2. The end of a normal gestation period:
  3. A limited period of time.

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• interim

  1. The period of time between; meantime

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  1. The period of time between; meantime

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• interval

  1. A space between objects, points, or units, especially when making uniform amounts of separation:
  2. (Math.) The set containing all numbers between two given numbers: it may include one, both, or neither end point
  3. A period of time between two events, points of time, etc.; intervening period

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  1. A space between objects, points, or units, especially when making uniform amounts of separation:
  2. (Math.) The set containing all numbers between two given numbers: it may include one, both, or neither end point
  3. A period of time between two events, points of time, etc.; intervening period

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• generation

  1. The average interval of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring:
  2. A stage or period of sequential technological development and innovation.
  3. The people born and living about the same time, considered as a group:

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  1. The average interval of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring:
  2. A stage or period of sequential technological development and innovation.
  3. The people born and living about the same time, considered as a group:

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• eon

  1. A billion years
  2. An indefinitely long period of time; an age.

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  1. A billion years
  2. An indefinitely long period of time; an age.

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• decade

  1. A group or series of ten.
  2. A division of the rosary consisting of one large bead and ten small beads
  3. In common usage, a ten-year period beginning with a year 0, as 1920-1929, 1930-1939, etc.

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  1. A group or series of ten.
  2. A division of the rosary consisting of one large bead and ten small beads
  3. In common usage, a ten-year period beginning with a year 0, as 1920-1929, 1930-1939, etc.

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• century

  1. A series, group, or amount of a hundred
  2. One of the 193 electoral divisions of the Roman people.
  3. A period of 100 years reckoned from a certain time, esp. from the beginning of the Christian Era (a.d. 1) [a.d. 1 through a.d. 100 is the first century a.d.; a.d. 1801 through a.d. 1900 is the 19th century a.d.; 400 b.c. through 301 b.c. is the 4th century b.c.]

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  1. A series, group, or amount of a hundred
  2. One of the 193 electoral divisions of the Roman people.
  3. A period of 100 years reckoned from a certain time, esp. from the beginning of the Christian Era (a.d. 1) [a.d. 1 through a.d. 100 is the first century a.d.; a.d. 1801 through a.d. 1900 is the 19th century a.d.; 400 b.c. through 301 b.c. is the 4th century b.c.]

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• time

  1. The end of a period of pregnancy; moment of giving birth
  2. The period regularly worked or to be worked by an employee
  3. A period at one's disposal:

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  1. The end of a period of pregnancy; moment of giving birth
  2. The period regularly worked or to be worked by an employee
  3. A period at one's disposal:

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• period

  1. (Physics) The interval of time necessary for a regularly recurring motion to make a complete cycle
  2. An interval regarded as a distinct evolutionary or developmental phase:
  3. An interval of time characterized by the prevalence of a specified culture, ideology, or technology:

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  1. (Physics) The interval of time necessary for a regularly recurring motion to make a complete cycle
  2. An interval regarded as a distinct evolutionary or developmental phase:
  3. An interval of time characterized by the prevalence of a specified culture, ideology, or technology:

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• era

  1. (Geol.) A subdivision of an eon
  2. An event or date that marks the beginning of a new or important period in the history of something
  3. A period of time as reckoned from a specific date serving as the basis of its chronological system.

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  1. (Geol.) A subdivision of an eon
  2. An event or date that marks the beginning of a new or important period in the history of something
  3. A period of time as reckoned from a specific date serving as the basis of its chronological system.

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• epoch

  1. The beginning of a new and important period in the history of anything
  2. A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy.
  3. (Geol.) A subdivision of a period in geologic time corresponding to the rock strata of a series

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  1. The beginning of a new and important period in the history of anything
  2. A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy.
  3. (Geol.) A subdivision of a period in geologic time corresponding to the rock strata of a series

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*A long time; often plural

• month-of-sundays

  1. (Idiomatic) A tardy person.
  2. (Idiomatic) A very long time; too long.

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  1. (Idiomatic) A tardy person.
  2. (Idiomatic) A very long time; too long.

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• donkey-s-years

  1. (Chiefly Brit., Informal) A very long time
  2. (Idiomatic) A long time, years and years.

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  1. (Chiefly Brit., Informal) A very long time
  2. (Idiomatic) A long time, years and years.

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• coon-s-age

  1. (Informal) An indefinitely long time

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  1. (Informal) An indefinitely long time

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• dog-s-age

  1. (US, colloquial) A long time; many years.

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  1. (US, colloquial) A long time; many years.

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• years

  1. Plural form of year.
  2. (Colloquial, hyperbolic) An unusually long time.

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  1. Plural form of year.
  2. (Colloquial, hyperbolic) An unusually long time.

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• eternity

  1. The timeless state following death.
  2. The quality, state, or fact of being eternal; eternal existence or duration; continuance without end
  3. A long period of time that seems endless

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  1. The timeless state following death.
  2. The quality, state, or fact of being eternal; eternal existence or duration; continuance without end
  3. A long period of time that seems endless

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• eon

  1. An extremely long, indefinite period of time; thousands and thousands of years
  2. A billion years

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  1. An extremely long, indefinite period of time; thousands and thousands of years
  2. A billion years

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To grow old

• be over the hill

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• go-downhill

  1. (Idiomatic) To worsen or degenerate.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To worsen or degenerate.

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• have one foot in the grave

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• show one's age

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• show one's years

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• turn white

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• turn gray

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• waste-away

  1. (Idiomatic) To lose energy and become weak and feeble.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To lose energy and become weak and feeble.

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• fail

  1. To give way or be made otherwise useless as a result of excessive strain:
  2. To give such a grade of failure to (a student):
  3. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example):

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  1. To give way or be made otherwise useless as a result of excessive strain:
  2. To give such a grade of failure to (a student):
  3. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example):

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• deteriorate

  1. To grow worse; degenerate:
  2. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
  3. To weaken or disintegrate; decay:

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  1. To grow worse; degenerate:
  2. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
  3. To weaken or disintegrate; decay:

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• wrinkle

  1. To make wrinkles or a wrinkle in:
  2. To form a wrinkle or wrinkles in, as by contracting; pucker; crease
  3. (Intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.

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  1. To make wrinkles or a wrinkle in:
  2. To form a wrinkle or wrinkles in, as by contracting; pucker; crease
  3. (Intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.

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• advance in years

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• wane

  1. To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity:
  2. To decline in power, importance, prosperity, influence, etc.
  3. To become less intense, bright, strong, etc.; grow dim or faint, as a light

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  1. To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity:
  2. To decline in power, importance, prosperity, influence, etc.
  3. To become less intense, bright, strong, etc.; grow dim or faint, as a light

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• decline

  1. To draw to a gradual close:
  2. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:
  3. To cause to slope or bend downward.

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  1. To draw to a gradual close:
  2. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:
  3. To cause to slope or bend downward.

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• grow feeble

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• get on in years

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• get on

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• grow old

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To mature

• mature

  1. To become due. Used of notes and bonds.
  2. To become fully grown, developed, or ripe
  3. To evolve toward or reach full development:

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  1. To become due. Used of notes and bonds.
  2. To become fully grown, developed, or ripe
  3. To evolve toward or reach full development:

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• mellow

  1. To make or become mellow

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  1. To make or become mellow

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• develop

  1. To become affected with a disease; contract.
  2. To come to have gradually; acquire:
  3. To aid in the growth of; strengthen:

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  1. To become affected with a disease; contract.
  2. To come to have gradually; acquire:
  3. To aid in the growth of; strengthen:

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• ripen

  1. To become or make ripe; mature, age, cure, etc.

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  1. To become or make ripe; mature, age, cure, etc.

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