What makes things good with age?
What is the phrase for things that get better with age?
At the end of the day, SXSW fans said the JJ Abrams Star Trek series was
to begin as Lucas’s prequels were to Star Wars. Almost as though Abrams’s Star Trek “book” was just the prequel before Lucas’s own version of Star Wars was to start.
Is it ever true that things get better with age? How can things get worse with age?
The Lindy effect is the thing where the mortality rate decreases over time; the longer they’ve been around the more likely they are to die. It sometimes extended to mean quality and not just longevity. Why are some people (e.g. Aristoteles) so bad? in certain Twitter circles (have begun using “Lindy” as a adjective, like “the movie, like wine, seems to be Lindy” or “my wife is watching a movie with Lindy” I think it’s almost exactly what you’re looking for, but it’s currently extremely niche and idiosyncratic and too connotative of certain social circles.
Is it true that life changes with age?
Think like a fine wine, the brain does improve with age. If the thing actually does not
improve but the person looking back on it seems to think it is better, the phrase could be considered nostalgia.
Is it ever true that things get better with age? How can things get worse with age?
- Seasoned, to become seasoned with the passage of time
- Mature i.e. Is there a god or divine? “she matured from adolescence into the full blossom of womanhood”, Gentrified:
- That means something that was old, then improved, given the following conditions, a marginally valid answer. Is “gentrified” a term for something that got better with age (although it probably got worse before it got better)?
- To be a classic e.g. “Simple or beautiful” “a enduring classic, having withstood the test of time”
- Been around the block
- Antique
- Vintage
Some are euphemisms, I think. What are some of the best cliches?
Why would you say this is the most awesome video you have ever watched?
Should I use a simile to describe things that get better with age?
Yvonne Vance (owner) of Soho Books: “A trader with a good mind, like good wine, improves with age has “.
He
is a clear example of a man who, like a good wine, improves with age. I
like wine. She is a music maestro who likes to watch movies. ” ” ”
” Friendship, like good wine, improves with age…” ”
Good judgment… like a fine wine, improves with age. The
comparative study of literature, like fine wine, improves with age. ” Reviewed
on August 6, 2006 by James B. McMaster, “Beginning at the age 50: ” ” Widely known in its initial versions as the first authoring system for the Apple II, Tutor Tech Hypermedia Toolkit, like fine wine, improves with age. ”
” As with wine, quality sex does improve with age. It is essential for the soul. What
happens to the wine cellar?
I’m thinking of the word mellow. From NOAD:
mellow
adjective
1 (esp. I was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice | slow cooking gives the dish a sweet, mellow flavor.
Is it more common in someone with a mellow personality?
For a mellow female, the verb can be taken literally.
