Spanish word

vejez

Pronunciation

IPA/beˈxeθ/

Meaning

  • feminine nounold age

Example

La vejez es una etapa natural de la vida.

Old age is a natural stage of life.

Illustration for vejez (old age)

More examples

La soledad puede aumentar durante la vejez.

Loneliness can increase in old age.

Core concept

Later stage of life marked by physical and social changes.

Common phrases

  • problemas de la vejez

    old-age problems

  • cuidado en la vejez

    care during old age

  • soledad en la vejez

    loneliness in old age

Similar words

tercera edad: Gentle, socially polite phrasing for the later years of life.
persona mayor: Older adult described or addressed in a respectful, formal way.

Definition in Spanish

Periodo de la vida en el que una persona alcanza la edad avanzada y experimenta cambios físicos y sociales.

Word origin

It comes from Latin vetustas 'old age', from vetus 'old' plus a noun-forming suffix that denotes the condition of being old.

Usage tips

  • La vejez refers to the life stage (with the feminine article la), while a living older person is more often called persona mayor or anciano in polite contexts.

Other meanings

  • later yearsnoun
  • advanced agenoun

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