Elderly vs Senior - What's the difference?
elderly | senior |
old; having lived for relatively many years
an elderly person
(the elderly) older people as a whole
Older; superior
Higher in rank, dignity, or office.
(US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
(obsolete, Biblical) An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
* 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Acts IV:
Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
(US) A final-year student at a high school or university.
Senior is a antonym of elderly.
As adjectives the difference between elderly and senior
is that elderly is old; having lived for relatively many years while senior is older; superior.As nouns the difference between elderly and senior
is that elderly is an elderly person while senior is someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.elderly
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Adjective
(head)Noun
(elderlies)senior
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Alternative forms
* seniour (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- senior citizen
- senior''' member; '''senior counsel
Antonyms
* juniorNoun
(en noun)- Then Peter full of the holy goost sayd unto them. Ye ruelars of the people, and seniours of israhel [...].
- He was four years her senior .