elderly

Letters that make elderly

d, e, l, r, y are letters that make 'elderly'

Words within elderly

el, ER, elder, EL, DE, Er, eld are words within 'elderly'


2 possible definitions for 'elderly'

Elderly as "people who are old collectively"

Under this definition, elderly is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

aged has the same meaning as elderly

Antonyms

young, youth have the opposite meaning of 'elderly'

elderly as a type

'elderly' can be a type of age group, age bracket, cohort.

Derivatives of elderly

older, aged, elderly, senior are derivatives of 'elderly'.


Elderly as "advanced in years, (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)"

Under this definition, elderly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

aged, older, senior have the same meaning as 'elderly'

Derivatives of elderly

agedness, senescence, seniority, aged, longevity, elderly are derivatives of 'elderly'.

Similar to elderly

old is similar to elderly.

Example of elderly used within this context

"aged members of the society", "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper", "senior citizen"



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