elderly — [el′dər lē] adj. 1. somewhat old; past middle age; approaching old age 2. quite old; already in old age; aged 3. not current; outmoded the elderly elderly people as a group elderliness n … English World dictionary
Elderly — Eld er*ly, a. Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elderly — I adjective advanced in years, aetate provectus, aged, along in years, hoary, matured, old, seasoned, senescent II index old Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
elderly — 1610s, from ELDER (Cf. elder) + LY (Cf. ly) (1). O.E. ealdorlic meant chief, princely, excellent, authentic. O.E. also had related eldernliche of old time, lit. forefatherly … Etymology dictionary
elderly — old, *aged, superannuated Antonyms: youthful … New Dictionary of Synonyms
elderly — [adj] in old age aged, aging, ancient, been around*, declining, gray*, hoary, long in tooth*, lot of mileage*, no spring chicken*, old, olden, on last leg*, over the hill*, retired, tired, venerable; concepts 578,797 Ant. young, youth … New thesaurus
elderly — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ old or ageing. DERIVATIVES elderliness noun … English terms dictionary
elderly — 01. Many [elderly] people in this country live very active, independent lives. 02. Snowstorms are especially difficult for the [elderly], who often have trouble walking in snow. 03. In the apartment above us, there is an [elderly] couple who have … Grammatical examples in English
elderly — [[t]e̱ldə(r)li[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED (politeness) You use elderly as a polite way of saying that someone is old. There was an elderly couple on the terrace... Many of those most affected are elderly. N PLURAL: the N The elderly are people who… … English dictionary
elderly — eld|er|ly [ eldərli ] adjective *** an elderly person is old. Many people now think that this word is offensive but it is often used in talking about policies and conditions that affect old people: An elderly gentleman was standing at the hotel… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English