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Meaning of ELDERLY

Pronunciation:  'eldurlee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  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"
 
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 Synonyms: aged, old, older, senior
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Eld"er*ly\, a.
Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old
age; as, elderly people.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Seeing an elderly person in your dream, represents wisdom or spiritual power. Pay attention to the message or advise that they are conveying you. They help provide life answers and solutions to your problems and try to guide you toward the right direction.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: advanced, advanced in life, advanced in years, aged, ageing, ageless, age-old, aging, along in years, ancient, anile, antique, auld, dateless, declining, decrepit, gray, gray with age, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grown old, hoar, hoary, immemorial, of old, of yore, old, old as history, old as Methuselah, old as time, olden, old-fogyish, old-time, over the hill, patriarchal, pensioners, senectuous, senescent, senile, superannuated, timeless, venerable, white, white with age, white-bearded, white-crowned, white-haired, wrinkled, wrinkly, years old
 

 

 

 

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