elderly vs age bracket
age bracket vs elderlyelderly and age bracket both are nouns.
elderly is an adjective but age bracket is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| elderly | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| age bracket | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
age bracket is a hypernym of
elderly; that is, age bracket is a
word with a broader meaning than elderly:
- elderly: people who are old collectively
- age bracket: a group of people having approximately the same age
| elderly (noun) | age bracket (noun) |
|---|---|
| people who are old collectively | a group of people having approximately the same age |
| elderly (adjective) | age bracket (adjective) |
|---|---|
| advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) |
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