years

Noun

Meaning

a late time of life

a prolonged period of time

the time during which someone's life continues

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

age eld long time old age days geezerhood yonks ages anil aeon millennium eon time long period

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Antonyms

trice New York minute jiffy second moment instant

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Hypernyms

life period period of time time period time of life

Hyponyms

aeon eon senility dotage second childhood blue moon

Phrases with the word

golden years Five Years Seven years thousand years junior years great depression years

Anagrams

sayer arsey Ayers Ayres Rasey resay Sayre

Examples

Never, never, never let anyone tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must be Eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years... John of Shanghai and San Francisco

Actions always speak louder than words. Someone can yell at you for two hours... and help you. Another can smile at you for two years... and betray you. Source: Internet

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. Mark Twain

Maturity comes from wisdom, not in the passing of years. Persian Proverb

A smile will gain you ten more years of life. Chinese Proverb

A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

yearnsome yearny Yearout years ago years and years years in the making