elderly

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.

syn. elder · elderly · geriatric · gerontologic · gerontological · long in the tooth · matured · of a certain age · old as Methuselah · on in years · over the hill · senior

ant. young

1. 1

   Older people as a whole.collectivepluralplural-only

   • the elderly
   • health insurance and retirement income for the elderly
2. 2

   An elderly person.countablepluralsingular

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