| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | old | (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age |
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| 2 | old | Of long duration | |
| 3 | old | Of an earlier time | |
| 4 | old | (used for emphasis) very familiar | |
| 5 | old, stale, moth-eaten | Lacking originality or spontaneity | |
| 6 | old, previous | Just preceding something else in time or order | |
| 7 | Old | Of a very early stage in development | |
| 8 | old, older | Old in experience | |
| 9 | old, honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, sure-enough | Used informally especially for emphasis | |
| NOUN | 1 | old | Past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old') |
| Sounds | ow'ld |
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| Rhymes | behold, billfold, blindfold, and 47 more rhymes in owld at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age. Especially not young. Often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in `a week-old baby'. |
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| Examples | "an old man's eagle mind"--William Butler Yeats; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" |
| Attribute of | age |
| Similar | aged, elderly, older, senior; aged, of age; aging, ageing, senescent; ancient; anile; centenarian; darkened; doddering, doddery, gaga, senile; emeritus, retired; gray, grey, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired; middle-aged; nonagenarian; octogenarian; oldish; overage, overaged, superannuated, over-the-hill; retired, superannuated; sexagenarian; venerable |
| See also | experienced; mature; senior |
| Contrary | young, immature |
| Meaning | Of long duration. Not new. |
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| Examples | "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money" |
| Attribute of | age |
| Similar | age-old, antique; antediluvian, antiquated, archaic; antique; auld; cold, stale; hand-me-down, hand-down; hoary, rusty; immemorial; long-ago; longtime; patched; secondhand, used; sunset; yellow, yellowed |
| See also | noncurrent; unfashionable, unstylish; stale; nonmodern; past; worn |
| Contrary | new |
| Meaning | Of an earlier time. |
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| Examples | "his old classmates" |
| Similar to | past |
| Meaning | (used for emphasis) very familiar. |
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| Examples | "good old boy"; "same old story" |
| Similar to | familiar |
| Meaning | Lacking originality or spontaneity. No longer new. |
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| Synonyms | stale, moth-eaten |
| Similar to | unoriginal |
| Meaning | Just preceding something else in time or order. |
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| Examples | "my old house was larger" |
| Synonyms | previous |
| Similar to | preceding |
| Meaning | Of a very early stage in development. |
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| Examples | "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century" |
| Category | linguistics |
| Similar to | early |
| Meaning | Old in experience. |
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| Examples | "an old offender"; "the older soldiers" |
| Synonyms | older |
| Similar to | experienced |
| Meaning | Used informally especially for emphasis. |
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| Examples | "had us a high old time" |
| Synonyms | honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, sure-enough |
| Similar to | genuine, echt |
| Meaning | Past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old'). |
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| Broader | past, past times, yesteryear, yore |