gerontological

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adjective

Of or pertaining to gerontology.

Similar
geriatric
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English gerontology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

adjectivegerontological (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to gerontology.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to or practicing geriatrics

Similar
geriatric
Also see
elderlygeriatricgerontologicgraygrey-hairedgrizzledgrizzlyhoarysilver-hairedstalesuperannuatedwhite-haired

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵérh₂onts
  3. Proto-Hellenic*géronts
  4. Ancient Greekγέροντος (gérontos)
  5. Englishgeronto-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  9. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  10. Englishgerontology
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishgerontological

From gerontology + -ical.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gerontological

biologicallogicalpsychologicaltechnologicalgeologicaltheologicalarchaeologicalphysiologicalchronologicalneurologicalmeteorologicalsociologicaltopologicalpedagogicalastrologicalanthropologicalpharmacologicalillogicalhydrologicalimmunologicalmythologicalphonologicalhistologicalepistemological
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Cite this entry
APA

gerontological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerontological

MLA

“gerontological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerontological. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gerontological,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerontological.

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