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Old enough to be considered an adult (in law, or by society generally).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He's of age now: he can make his own decisions.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: under age
Having existed for a certain period of time; used in referring to a person's age.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal, idiomatic, literary, usually
Topics: law
Examples
- He has a son who is six years of age.
- One must be 18 years of age to be an eligible voter in most countries.
- Once one is of age 16, one's horizons broaden; once one is of age 21 one's horizons are limitless.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
راشِد
(rāšid)
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Belarusian:
паўнале́тні
(pawnaljétni)
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Catalan:
major d'edat
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Chinese Mandarin:
成年的
(chéngnián de)
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Chinese Mandarin:
成年人
(chéngniánrén)
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Chinese Mandarin:
成年者
(chéngniánzhě)
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Czech:
plnoletý
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Danish:
myndig
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Dutch:
meerderjarig
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Dutch:
volwassen
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Finnish:
täysi-ikäinen
— old enough to be considered an adult
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French:
majeur
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Georgian:
სრულწლოვანი
(srulc̣lovani)
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Georgian:
ზრდასრული
(zrdasruli)
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Georgian:
მოწიფული
(moc̣ipuli)
— old enough to be considered an adult
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German:
volljährig
— old enough to be considered an adult
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German:
mündig
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Hungarian:
nagykorú
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Ingrian:
täysiälliin
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Italian:
maggiorenne
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Japanese:
成年者
(seinensha)
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Norwegian:
myndig
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Polish:
pełnoletni
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Portuguese:
maior
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Russian:
совершенноле́тний
(soveršennolétnij)
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Spanish:
mayor de edad
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Swedish:
myndig
— old enough to be considered an adult
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Ukrainian:
повнолі́тній
(povnolítnij)
— old enough to be considered an adult
