retired
English
/ɹɪˈtʌɪəd/
adj
Definitions
- Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
- Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
- of people Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age.
- No longer in use or production.
Etymology
Suffix from English retire.
Origin
English
retire
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonretired English
- preretired English
- retirable English
- retiral English
- retire English
- retiredly English
- retiredness English
- retiree English
- retirement English
- retirer English
- retirest English
- retireth English
- semiretired English
- unretire English
- unretired English
- retirer Middle French