retired en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn Old English tēorian Middle English tiren English tire English retire English -ed English retired From retire + -ed.
Meanings
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Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
I lead a retired lifestyle.
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Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.
1910, ‘Saki’, “The Saint and the Goblin”, in Reginald in Russia:
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Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people)
The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
Although he is now freed from responsibility for the '390s', they are still fixtures of everyday life for the retired Hertfordshire resident living alongside the WCML. "If you stand on the end of the Up Fast platform at Berkhamsted, watching it go round that corner - the sharpest curve it takes anywhere - you just think, 'wow!'
2022 September 21, Chris Green tells Nick Brodrick, “It's absolutely my favourite train”, in RAIL, number 966, page 37:
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No longer in use or production.
Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more retired | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most retired | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
retiredness · retiredly · preretired · neither employed nor retired · semiretired · unretired · retired list · retired husband syndrome · nonretired
Translations (26)
ar مُتَقَاعِد (having left employment) · la umbraticus (having left employment) · bg уединен (far from civilization, secluded) · bg пенсиони́ран (having left employment) · de im Ruhestand (having left employment) · it pensionato (having left employment) · pl emerytowany (having left employment) · es jubilado (having left employment) · fr à la retraite (having left employment) · bg уединен (secluded from society) · pt reformado (having left employment) · pt aposentado (having left employment) · gl xubilado (having left employment) · fi eläkkeellä oleva (having left employment) · ru отставно́й (having left employment) · nb avgått (having left employment) · fa بازنشسته (having left employment) · sv pensionerad (having left employment) · fi eläkeläinen (having left employment) · hi सेवानिवृत्त (having left employment) · fr retraité (having left employment) · ca jubilat (having left employment) · ast xubiláu (having left employment) · vi hồi hưu (having left employment) · fi syrjäinen (far from civilization, secluded) · ko 은퇴하다 (having left employment)