elderliness
State of aging
Elderliness is the quality or state of being elderly—showing the characteristics associated with advanced age.
The word is uncommon, as speakers tend to reach for old age or simply age instead: His elderliness was evident in his slow, deliberate movements.
Gradual functional decline with age
- frailtyWeakness of body
- wrinklesSurface lines from folding
- grayingLosing color with age
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
arthritis · presbyopia · hearing loss · cataracts · dementia · Alzheimer's · incontinence · atrophy
Leaving the workforce permanently
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
- centenarianPerson over ninety-nine
septuagenarian · sexagenarian · golden years · old age · senior · Medicare · Social Security · AARP
Scientific study of senescence
- geriatricsMedicine for the elderly
- assisted livingResidential care for elderly
- nursing homeLong-term eldercare residence
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
home health aide · hospice · adult daycare · retirement community · aged care · meals on wheels · visiting nurse · respite care
Regard with honor
- dignityInnate personal worth
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
sage · patriarch · matriarch · ancestor · revered · time-honored · distinguished · experience
senescence
Gradual functional decline with age
osteoporosis · arthritis · presbyopia · hearing loss · cataracts · dementia · Alzheimer's · incontinence · atrophy · sagging
retirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
centenarian · septuagenarian · sexagenarian · golden years · old age · senior · Medicare · Social Security · AARP · superannuation
gerontology
Scientific study of senescence
- geriatricsMedicine for the elderly
- assisted livingResidential care for elderly
- nursing homeLong-term eldercare residence
caregiver · home health aide · hospice · adult daycare · retirement community · aged care · meals on wheels · visiting nurse · respite care · geriatrician
respect
Regard with honor
- dignityInnate personal worth
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
wisdom · sage · patriarch · matriarch · ancestor · revered · time-honored · distinguished · experience · counsel
elderlinessyouth
State of being immature
youthfulness · youngness · juvenility · adolescence · childhood
elder, elderly, eldest, elders, elderberry, elderflower, elderhood, eldership