| departed | n. sing. & pl. someone who is no longer alive; as, let us pray for the departed. Syn. -- dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| departed | adj. 1. past; -- used of time; as, departed summers. Syn. -- bygone, bypast, foregone, gone. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] 2. dead; as, our dear departed parents. [ euphemistic ] Syn. -- asleep(predicate), at peace(predicate), at rest(predicate), cold, deceased, gone. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |