Old
Meaning of Old
adjective
- having lived for a long time; no longer young.
the old man lay propped up on cushions
the introduction of the Welfare State eased the problems of the old
- belonging to the past; former.
valuation under the old rating system was inexact
- of a specified age.
he was fourteen years old
a seven-month-old baby
how old are you?
- used to express affection, familiarity, or contempt.
good old Mum
I didn't like playing with silly old dolls
Old English ald, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch oud and German alt, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘adult’, shared by Latin alere ‘nourish’.
Information about Old
- It is an adjective.
- The plural form of Old is: Olds.
- Languages in which Old is used:
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Hyphenation of Old
Old
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- Old is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Old synonyms
Meaning previous:
Meaning older:
Meaning erstwhile:
erstwhile, former, onetime, quondam, sometime
Meaning (of a person) old or ageing:
Meaning fully developed physically; full-grown:
Meaning having lived or existed for a long time; very old:
Meaning of or for older or more experienced people:
Meaning of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead:
Meaning having or streaked with grey hair:
Meaning (of a person) old and having grey or white hair:
Meaning having been in existence for a very long time:
Meaning (of a person) elderly and infirm:
Meaning moving in a feeble or unsteady way, especially because of old age:
Meaning slow and unsteady in movement because of weakness in old age:
Meaning (of a person's age) advanced:
Meaning (of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties:
Meaning outdated or obsolete through age or new developments:
Meaning accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character:
Meaning a person who is between 70 and 79 years old:
Meaning a person who is between 80 and 89 years old:
Meaning a person who is between 90 and 99 years old:
Meaning a person who is a hundred or more years old:
Meaning living a long time:
Meaning belonging to an earlier time:
Meaning gone by in time and no longer existing:
Meaning relating to former times:
Meaning (of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant:
Meaning happening or done before the usual or expected time:
Meaning relating to the Middle Ages:
Meaning relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture:
Meaning of the earliest time in history:
Meaning existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval:
Meaning relating to or denoting the period before written records:
Meaning of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood:
Meaning past participle of forget:
Meaning originating in the distant past; very old:
Old antonyms
Meaning having lived or existed for only a short time:
Meaning relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past:
Meaning having happened, begun, or been done not long ago; belonging to a past period comparatively close to the present:
Anagrams of Old
Words that rhyme with Old
old, bold, extrabold, Diebold, Tiebold, rebold, Archbold, Archibold, Aribold, Garibold, Seibold, Tibold, semibold, akenbold, unbold, Theobold, kobold, Gerbold, overbold, superbold, Newbold, Cold, cold, acold, ultracold, anticold, overcold, supercold, outscold, scold, fold, blindfold, hundredfold, myriadfold, thousandfold, unblindfold, cattlefold, eyefold, fivefold, gatefold, morefold, ninefold, onefold, refold, threefold, triplefold, twelvefold, scaffold, muchfold, bifold
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