middle-aged B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˌmɪdl̩ˈeɪd͡ʒd/ See IPA manual Freq #11714 Meanings 1 adj Being roughly between 45 and 65 years old; neither young nor old. A middle-aged man was seen acting strangely on the security camera. 2 adj Typical of people who are middle-aged. The plain beige colour scheme felt a little middle-aged for a young artist's flat. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms middle-agedness Topics Space, Position & Direction Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # middle-aged **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌmɪdl̩ˈeɪd͡ʒd/ **Frequency rank:** 11714 ## Meanings 1. Being roughly between 45 and 65 years old; neither young nor old. 2. Typical of people who are middle-aged. ## Examples - A middle-aged man was seen acting strangely on the security camera. - The plain beige colour scheme felt a little middle-aged for a young artist's flat. ## Derived Forms - middle-agedness ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown