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Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

aged

Is it okay to say, "Someone is aged" if they are 80 years old ?

Any other adjectives to describe them?

Thanks,

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Note: I prefer the pattern: Subject + be + adjective
  

Top answer

Aged is fine. Another adjective does not spring to mind. Referring to them as senior citizens is the most common alternative, I think.

— Mister Micawber

  • Aged is fine.
  • Another adjective does not spring to mind.
  • Referring to them as senior citizens is the most common alternative, I think.
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Aged is fine. Another adjective does not spring to mind. Referring to them as senior citizens is the most common alternative, I think.
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Hi, MrM,

1. The patient is aged.

2. The patient is a senior citizen.

Which one (1 or 2) sounds more natural?

Thanks for the reply.

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Note: 'Senior citizen' is not an adj.
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Hi,

If someone is 80, I think the most natural thing would be simply to say they are 'elderly' or perhaps 'old'.

Best wishes, Clive
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Yes, thanks Clive-- I had forgotten elderly, used as an adjective and also frequently as a noun (as is aged). Perhaps the patient is elderly is the most common elocution of the lot.
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Hi folks,

Thank you so much for the help.

I didn't know there was such a word Octogenarian.

Interesitng. I guess it is formal.

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Octogenarian is a noun

- someone who is between 80 and 89 years old
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My mother is 95. She'd say that someone who is 80 is 'young'.
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BeemerMy mother is 95.
A nonagenarian.
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What? You're saying something?
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