Definitions for elderly
ˈɛl dər liel·der·ly

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. aged, elderlyadjective

   people who are old collectively

   "special arrangements were available for the aged"

2. aged, elderly, older, senioradjective

   advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

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

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. elderlynoun

   an elderly person

2. elderlynoun

   older people as a whole

3. elderlyadjective

   old; having lived for relatively many years

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Elderlyadjective

   No longer young; bordering upon old age.

   Etymology: from elder.

   I have a race of orderly elderly people of both sexes at command, who can bawl when I am deaf, and tread softly when I am giddy. Jonathan Swift, to Pope.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Elderlyadjective

   somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'elderly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2117

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'elderly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2285

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'elderly' in Adjectives Frequency: #273

How to pronounce elderly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say elderly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of elderly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of elderly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of elderly in a Sentence

1. Angel Munoz:

   Many of these elderly people either live alone or are being taken care of by neighbors, they are not even relatives.

2. Ambassador Giulio Haas:

   Iran seems still for a lot of people to be bearded, elderly gentlemen with turbans. You see them, but you see not a lot of them, especially when you're dealing with business.

3. Joko Widodo:

   The first reason is humanitarian. He is elderly and his health is also a consideration.

4. Lu Jiehua:

   The popularity of new digital tools has a great impact on the life of the elderly.

5. Adam Shiroff:

   A patient like the justice, having three rib fractures, will likely be observed in the ICU, so that's a profound difference and underscores the impact of being elderly.

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