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elderly

//ˈɛldɚli//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for elderly

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more elderly
Superlative
most elderly

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
elderlies

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.old; having lived for relatively many years.

  2. 2.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.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.Older people as a whole.

  2. 2.An elderly person.

    • He lives next door to an elderly.
    • He lives next door to some elderlies.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3607

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Word family

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.

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