Meaning & use
ageless
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Meanings
adjectivenot comparable
Never seeming to grow older or show the usual signs of aging.
Grammar: Describes a person or thing that appears not to age; not used with 'more' or 'most'.
Patterns
- ageless beauty
- an ageless face
- look ageless
She has an ageless face that makes it hard to guess her age.
The actress seems ageless, still looking the same as she did twenty years ago.
adjectivenot comparable
Having a quality or appeal that remains relevant and attractive over time.
Grammar: Used for things like art, ideas, or styles that do not become outdated.
Patterns
- ageless appeal
- ageless style
- an ageless classic
The novel's ageless themes of love and loss still resonate today.
Her music has an ageless quality that appeals to every generation.
Common combinations
- ageless beauty
- The painting captures an ageless beauty that never fades.
- ageless appeal
- The design has an ageless appeal that suits any era.
- ageless style
- She dresses with an ageless style that always looks elegant.
- seem ageless
- Some rock stars seem ageless, as if time has stood still.
Synonyms and how they differ
- timeless
- Focuses on being unaffected by changes in fashion or style; often used for art or design, while 'ageless' more often describes a person's appearance.
- everlasting
- Emphasizes lasting forever; 'ageless' is about not showing age, not about eternal duration.
Opposites
Word family
- age noun
- The length of time a person or thing has existed.
- agelessly adverb
- In a way that does not show age.
- agelessness noun
- The quality of not appearing to age.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'ageless' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Ageless' means not seeming to age or remaining timeless, so it fits 'beauty' that lasts. The other options misuse it: wine ages, 'ageless' doesn't mean unable, and a car that breaks down is not ageless.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “ageless”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.