Ageings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Processes or periods during which something grows older or matures ; the act of becoming older or more advanced in time ; the development of qualities or states associated with increased years
2. The stages or intervals marked by the passage of time leading to growth in years ; the progression through time resulting in changes related to time's passage ; the natural unfolding or ripening that occurs over time
3. The condition or action of growing old or developing characteristics over chronological duration ; intervals reflecting increases in temporal measure ; the transformation or maturation influenced by the passage of time

Etymology: "Ageings" is the plural of "ageing", so it names more than one instance of the process of growing older or maturing. The plural is used when speaking of separate cases or stages, such as the different ways wines or cheeses mature. The base word, "ageing", is the noun form of the verb "age", which comes from Old French "aage" (later "eage"), itself from Latin "aetas", meaning a lifetime or period of life.

Synonyms: maturations, ripenings