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age vs chronological age

chronological age vs age

age and chronological age both are nouns.

age is a verb but chronological age is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
age Yes No Yes No
chronological age Yes No No No
As nouns, chronological age is a hyponym of age; that is, chronological age is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than age:
  • age: how long something has existed
  • chronological age: age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed
age (noun) chronological age (noun)
how long something has existed age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
a late time of life
an era of history having some distinctive feature
a prolonged period of time
age (verb) chronological age (verb)
grow old or older
begin to seem older; get older
make older
Difference between age and chronological age

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