elderly

elderly is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people.
2. noun. people who are old collectively

   "special arrangements were available for the aged"

   Synonyms: aged

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

   "aged members of the society"

   "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"

   Synonyms: aged, older, senior

Synonyms

aged, older, senior

Common word forms

elderlies

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