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elderly

/'/E/ld/@/rl/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, <i>elderly</i> people.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. people who are old collectively

    noun.group

    Synonyms aged
    Antonyms young youth

    Source: WordNet 3.0

adjective satellite

  1. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

    adj.all

    Examples
    Elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper.
    Synonyms aged older senior

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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