vetus — meaning in English

English meaning

• aged adj Old, especially elderly.
• elderly adjective Old, especially having reached an advanced age.
• old adj Having existed for a long time; not new or young.

Senses

vetus is used for these senses in English:

• elderly old; having lived for relatively many years.
• old Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
• old Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
• old Having existed or lived for the specified time.
• old Former, previous.

aged — full definition

1. adj Old, especially elderly.
2. adj Having the specified age.
3. adj Improved or matured over time, especially of food or drink.

elderly — full definition

1. adjective Old, especially having reached an advanced age.
2. noun Older people considered as a group.

Related Latin words