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chronological age vs age

age vs chronological age

chronological age and age both are nouns.

chronological age is not a verb while age is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chronological age Yes No No No
age Yes No Yes No
As nouns, age is a hypernym of chronological age; that is, age is a word with a broader meaning than chronological age:
  • chronological age: age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed
  • age: how long something has existed
chronological age (noun) age (noun)
age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed how long something 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
chronological age (verb) age (verb)
grow old or older
begin to seem older; get older
make older
Difference between chronological age and age

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