retired
Meaning of retired
adjective
- having left one's job and ceased to work.
a retired headmaster
- (of a place) quiet and secluded.
this retired corner of the world
- leave one's job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service.
he retired from the Navy in 1986
- withdraw to or from a particular place.
she retired into the bathroom
- withdraw (a bill or note) from circulation or currency.
- pay off or cancel (a debt).
the debt is to be retired from state gaming-tax receipts
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘withdraw to a place of safety or seclusion’): from French retirer, from re- ‘back’ + tirer ‘draw’.
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Hyphenation of retired
re-tired
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- retired is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
retired synonyms
Meaning emeritus:
Meaning out:
Meaning superannuated:
Meaning having previously been a particular thing:
Meaning gone by in time and no longer existing:
Meaning dismiss someone from employment, typically because of age or ill health, and pay them a pension:
Meaning (of a person) old or ageing:
Meaning a person who receives a pension, especially the retirement pension:
Meaning a person who is a specified number of years older than someone else:
Meaning a person who has retired from employment:
Meaning a leading town official in the Netherlands during the 14th–18th centuries:
Meaning depart to another place in search of quiet or privacy:
Meaning go out of or leave a place:
Meaning leave, especially in order to start a journey:
Meaning leave a place suddenly or secretly:
Meaning (of a group of people) go somewhere for rest or refreshment:
Meaning restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition:
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Words that rhyme with retired
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