years n 1: a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" [syn: {old age}, {age}, {eld}, {geezerhood}] 2: a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" [syn: {long time}, {age}] 3: the time during which someone's life continues; "the monarch's last days"; "in his final years" [syn: {days}]