middle-aged
middle-aged · more middle-aged · most middle-aged
Of or relating to middle age or a middle-agerOf or relating to middle age or a middle-ager; neither old nor young.
/ˌmɪdl̩ˈeɪd͡ʒd/
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Of or relating to middle age or a middle-ager; neither old nor young.
The person of interest is a middle-aged man seen acting strangely in the security camera's video.
(comparable)Characteristic of middle-aged people.
Well, perhaps that beige-on-beige color scheme may be a little middle-aged for a young artist's apartment; a little repainting won't hurt anything.
(not comparable, obsolete)Belonging to the Middle Ages; medieval.
mittleren Alters, mittelalt
сре́дних летsrédnix let
середнього вікуserednʹoho viku, середніх літserednix lit
More definitions
- being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
Translations
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Forms
more middle-aged, most middle-aged| Comparative | more middle-aged Lesson |
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| Superlative | most middle-aged Lesson |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedmiddle-agedness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form