"ageful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈeɪd͡ʒfʊl/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /-fl̩/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-ageful.ogg [Australia] Forms: more ageful [comparative], most ageful [superlative]
Etymology: age + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|age|ful|pos=adjective}} age + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} ageful (comparative more ageful, superlative most ageful)
  1. Aged, elderly, old.
    Sense id: en-ageful-en-adj-Er2ajk1V Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 48 6 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 46 46 8
  2. (rare) Eternal, everlasting. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-ageful-en-adj-b~JDX5Mm Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 48 6 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 46 46 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: elderly Related terms: agefully, agefulness
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪd͡ʒfʊl/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /-fl̩/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-ageful.ogg [Australia] Forms: agefuls [plural]
Etymology: age + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|age|ful|pos=noun}} age + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} ageful (plural agefuls)
  1. (rare) An eternity, a perpetuity. Tags: rare Related terms: forever
    Sense id: en-ageful-en-noun-8N9KgxkQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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