elderly en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɛldɚli/ (General-American)
- /ˈɛldəli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English eldre English elder Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English elderly From elder + -ly.
Meanings
- old; having lived for relatively many years.
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Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.
The car was parked toward the rear of the shop, an elderly gray-blue Dodge. It looked better than it had in years.
1988, Anne Tyler, chapter 1, in Breathing Lessons:The fleet had been ordered speculatively by Beacon Rail, and intended as heavy shunting and trip locomotives, as well as a viable low-emission replacement for the elderly Class 08/09 'BR Standard large shunter' which dates from the 1950s and 1960s.
2025 October 1, “News: Romic offers all 15 Class 18 hybrid shunters for sale”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most elderly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more elderly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
wellderly · nonelderly · illderly · elderliness · unelderly
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
wrinkled · By degree: · suprageriatric · wizened · grizzly · grey-haired · silver-haired · prune-faced · matronly · grizzled · wrinkly · grey · By reference to hair: · By gender: · wrizled · wrinkled-up · hoary · By reference to skin: · gray · silvery-haired · white-haired · gray-haired · shriveled-up
Synonyms
behind the times · deteriorated · antediluvial · wintry · antique · cobwebbed · expired · outdated · archaic · superseded · outworn · idle · outmoded · antiquated · extinct · Havishamesque · ragged · obsolete · of a certain age · passé · worsened · mouldy · ravaged · primitive · tired · preserved · gerontological · oldfangled · worn · defunct · cobwebby · defective · dootsie · wrecked · old-fashioned · superannuated · elder · parachronistic · workless · disused · passé · discontinued · old as Methuselah · worn-out · timeworn · past one's prime · outworn · elder · senior · backward · shabby · ivy-covered · raddled · Miss Havishamesque · dated · old · clapped out · dilapidated · out of date · venerable · weakened · over the hill · wasted · past it · on in years · effete · decrepit · wrecksome · fossilized · old school · unoccupied · desuete · outworn · gerontologic · old · unemployed · damaged · geriatric · antediluvian · elderly · stale · munted · unimproved · dated · long in the tooth · faulty · hoary · anachronistic · rinky-dink · matured · superannuated · elderly · backwards · out of fashion · rough
Translations (86)
chr ᎠᎦᏴᎵ (old) · fi iäkäs (old) · eo maljuna (old) · be стары́ (old) · gl anciá (old) · ga cnagaosta (old) · de betagt (old) · txb ktsaitstse (old) · ru в лета́х (old) · ru в во́зрасте (old) · pdt ellerachtich (old) · it anziano (old) · pt idosa (old) · mi mātāpuputu (old) · ro bătrân (old) · pdt oolt (old) · bg въ́зстар (old) · ta மூது (old) · uk у літа́х (old) · grc γηραιός (old) · la longaevus (old) · ru пожило́й (old) · ga seanórtha (old) · ccc shashaka (old) · ja やや年とった (old) · ta முது (old) · cmn 老 (old) · es entrado en años (old) · ady жъы (old) · la vetus (old) · nl bejaard (old) · ast entradín (old) · ru ста́рый (old) · non aldraðr (old) · zza pil (old) · ru престаре́лый (old) · zza khal (diq) (old) · be у гада́х (old) · cs starý (old) · txb śrāñ (old) · sv äldre (old) · af bejaard (old) · bg стар (old) · be пажылы́ (old) · tl matanda (old) · bg възста́р (old) · de älter (old) · ro bătrână (old) · uk стари́й (old) · es anciano (old) · te పెద్దలు (old) · uk лі́тній (old) · uk підста́ркуватий (old) · fr vieux (old) · uk немолоди́й (old) · ast vieyu (old) · el ηλικιωμένος (old) · tyz ké căng (old) · dng ло (old) · ru в года́х (old) · ast entraducu (old) · hy տարեց (old) · be немалады́ (old) · ga scothaosta (old) · fi vanha (old) · ta முதிய (old) · la senex (old) · ja 年配 (old) · ca ancià (old) · eo grandaĝa (old) · ko 나이가 지긋하다 (old) · bg въ́зрастен (old) · ro vârsta a treia (old) · da ældre (old) · az yaşlı (old) · mi ahungarua (old) · gl ancián (old) · fr ancien (old) · tyz ké (old) · pl stary (old) · ast entradón (old) · de bejahrt (old) · udm пересь (old) · pl niemłody (old) · pt idoso (old) · fr âgé (old)