eld
noun · verb · adjective
Simple meaning
One's age, age in years, period of life.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ildIPA pronunciation (US)
ɪld
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
rare or dialectal
One's age, age in years, period of life.
archaic or poetic
A time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
archaic or poetic
A late time of life
archaic or poetic
Time; an age, an indefinitely long period of time.
archaic or poetic
Old age, senility; an old person.
archaic or poetic
Former ages, antiquity, olden times.
verb
intransitivearchaicpoetic or dialectal
To age, become or grow old.
intransitivearchaic or poetic
To delay; linger.
transitivearchaic or poetic
To make old, age.
adjective
obsolete
Old.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Primarily written
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This meaning: (rare or dialectal) One's age, age in years, period of life.
Used this way, eld is a word tied to one variety of English that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. Most speakers understand it but seldom reach for it.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Regional
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Uncommon in everyday speech
Usage note
Mainly used in Dialect English, so it may read as unusual elsewhere.
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