old ( ld)adj. old·er, old·est 1. a. Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life. b. Relatively advanced in age: Pamela is our oldest child. 2. Made long ago; in existence for many years: an old book. 3. Of or relating to a long life or to people who have had long lives: a ripe old age. 4. Having or exhibiting the physical characteristics of age: a prematurely old face. 5. Having or exhibiting the wisdom of age; mature: a child who is old for his years. 6. Having lived or existed for a specified length of time: She was 12 years old. 7. a. Belonging to a remote or former period in history; ancient: old fossils. b. Belonging to or being of an earlier time: her old classmates. 8. often Old Being the earlier or earliest of two or more related objects, stages, versions, or periods. 9. Geology a. Having become slower in flow and less vigorous in action. Used of a river. b. Having become simpler in form and of lower relief. Used of a landform. 10. Exhibiting the effects of time or long use; worn: an old coat. 11. Known through long acquaintance; long familiar: an old friend. 12. Skilled or able through long experience; practiced. 13. often ol' ( l)a. Used as an intensive: Come back any old time. Don't give me any ol' excuse. b. Used to express affection or familiarity: Good ol' Sam. n. 1. An individual of a specified age: a five-year-old. 2. Old people considered as a group. Used with the: caring for the old. 3. Former times; yore: in days of old. [Middle English, from Old English eald; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.] old  ness n.Synonyms: old, ancient1, archaic, antediluvian, antique, antiquated These adjectives describe what belongs to or dates from an earlier time or period. Old is the most general term: old lace; an old saying. Ancient pertains to the distant past: "the hills,/Rock-ribbed, and ancient as the sun" (William Cullen Bryant). Archaic implies a very remote, often primitive period: an archaic Greek bronze of the seventh century b.c. Antediluvian applies to what is extremely outdated: "a branch of one of your antediluvian families" (William Congreve). Antique is applied to what is especially appreciated or valued because of its age: antique furniture; an antique vase. Antiquated describes what is out of date, no longer fashionable, or discredited: "No idea is so antiquated that it was not once modern. No idea is so modern that it will not someday be antiquated" (Ellen Glasgow). Usage Note: Old is the bluntest of the adjectives most commonly used in referring to advanced or advancing age. It generally suggests at least a degree of age-related infirmity, and for that reason it is often avoided in formal or polite speech. Many prefer elderly as a more neutral and respectful term, but it too can suggest frailty, especially in reference to individuals as opposed to a group or population. And while senior enjoys wide usage as both a noun and adjective in many civic or social contexts, it is often considered unpleasantly euphemistic in a phrase such as the senior couple living next door. · As a comparative form, older would logically seem to indicate greater age than old. Except when a direct comparison is being made, however, the opposite is generally true. The older man in the tweed jacket suggests a somewhat younger or more vigorous man than if one substitutes old or elderly. Where old expresses an absolute, an arrival at old age, older takes a more relative view of aging as a continuum  older, but not yet old. As such, older is more than just a euphemism for the blunter old, offering as it does a more precise term for someone between middle and advanced age. And unlike elderly, older does not particularly suggest frailness or infirmity, making it the natural choice in many situations. See Usage Note at elder1. |
old
Adjective
1. having lived or existed for a long time: the old woman, burning witches is one old custom I've no desire to see revived
2. of or relating to advanced years or a long life: I twisted my knee as I tried to squat and cursed old age
3. worn with age or use: the old bathroom fittings
4. having lived or existed for a specified period: he is 60 years old
5. the earlier or earliest of two or more things with the same name: the old edition, the Old Testament
6. designating the form of a language in which the earliest known records are written: Old English
7. familiar through long acquaintance or repetition: an old acquaintance, the legalization argument is an old and familiar one
8. dear: used as a term of affection or familiarity: always rely on old Tom to turn out
9. out of date; unfashionable
10. former or previous: my old housekeeper lent me some money
11. of long standing: he's an old and respected member of staff
12. good old days an earlier period of time regarded as better than the present
Noun
an earlier or past time: in days of old [Old English eald]
oldish adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  old - past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old') |
| Adj. | 1. | old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" experienced, experient - having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation mature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell" senior - older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer" |
| 2. | old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money" noncurrent - not current or belonging to the present time stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale" nonmodern - not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket" new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World" | |
| 3. | old - (used for emphasis) very familiar; "good old boy"; "same old story" familiar - well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" | |
| 4. | old - skilled through long experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers" experienced, experient - having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation | |
| 5. | old - belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" | |
| 6. | old - (used informally especially for emphasis); "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel" | |
| 7. | Old - of a very early stage in development; "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" linguistics - the scientific study of language early - of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700" | |
| 8. | old - just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger" preceding - existing or coming before |
old
adjective 1. aged, elderly, ancient, getting on, grey, mature, past it (informal) venerable, patriarchal, grey-haired, antiquated, over the hill (informal) senile, grizzled, decrepit, hoary, senescent, advanced in years, full of years, past your prime << OPPOSITE young
adjective 2. tumbledown, ruined, crumbling, decayed, shaky, disintegrating, worn-out, done, tottering, ramshackle, rickety, decrepit, falling to pieces
4. out of date, old-fashioned, dated, passé, antique, outdated, obsolete, archaic, unfashionable, antiquated, outmoded, behind the times, superannuated, out of style, antediluvian, out of the ark (informal) démodé (French) << OPPOSITE up-to-date
adjective 5. former, earlier, past, previous, prior, one-time, erstwhile, late, quondam, whilom (archaic) ex-
6. long-standing, established, fixed, enduring, abiding, long-lasting, long-established, time-honoured
adjective 7. early, ancient, original, remote, of old, antique, aboriginal, primitive, archaic, gone by, bygone, undeveloped, primordial, primeval, immemorial, of yore, olden (archaic) pristine
adjective 8. stale, common, commonplace, worn-out, banal, threadbare, trite, old hat, insipid, hackneyed, overused, repetitious, unoriginal, platitudinous, cliché-ridden, timeworn
adjective 9. long-established, seasoned, experienced, tried, tested, trained, professional, skilled, expert, master, qualified, familiar, capable, veteran, practised, accomplished, vintage, versed, hardened, competent, skilful, adept, knowledgeable, age-old, of long standing, well-versed
adjective 10. customary, established, traditional, conventional, historic, long-established, time-honoured, of long standing see see, senile
Translations
old [əuld] adj → vecchio/a (= ancient); antico/a, vecchio/a; [person] → vecchio/a, anziano/a;
he's 10 years old → ha 10 anni;
adj old [əuld]
1 advanced in age an old man; He is too old to live alone. oud عَجوز، مُسِن възрастен starý gammel alt ηλικιωμένος viejo, mayor vana پیر؛ مسن vanha vieux זָקֵן पुराना star öreg tua gamall vecchio 年老いた 나이 많은 senas, senyvas vecs tua oud gammel stary velho bătrân старый starý star star gammal ที่มีอายุมาก yaşlı, ihtiyar 年老的 старий بوڑھا già 年老的
2 having a certain age He is thirty years old. oud من العُمْر، عُمْرُه възраст starý gammel alt ηλικίας de edad vana سال؛ ...ساله vanha âgé de בֵּן- वृद्ध star, u dobi ... éves berumur gamall (di età) ～歳の ...살의 amžiaus vecs tahun oud gammel w wieku de idade în vârstă de возраста starý star star gammal อายุ ... yaşında, ... yaşta 人...歲 при вказівці на вік عمر والا tuổi 人...岁
3 having existed for a long time an old building; Those trees are very old. ou, oud قَديم стар starý gammel alt παλιός viejo, antiguo vana قدیمی vanha vieux מְבוגָר पुराना star régi tua gamall vecchio 古い 오래된 senas vecs; sens lama oud gammel stary velho vechi старый starý star star gammal เก่าแก่ eski, eskimiş 年久的 старий پرانا già dặn 年久的
4 no longer useful She threw away the old shoes. ou عَتيق، بالٍ непотребен starý gammel alt παλιός, άχρηστος viejo vana فرسوده؛ از کار افتاده vanha vieux יָשָן पुराना star idejétmúlt usang gamall, notaður vecchio 使い古した 낡은 senas vecs; nolietots lama oud avlagt, gammel stary velho învechit старый starý star star gammal เก่า eski, eskimiş 破舊的 зношений ناقابل استعمال cũ kỹ 破旧的
5 belonging to times long ago old civilizations like that of Greece. قَديم древен starý, dávný gammel vergangen αρχαίος antiguo muistne باستانی؛ قدیمی muinainen ancien עַתִיק प्राचिन, प्राचिन काल का, बीहुकालिक star hajdani kuno forn antico 昔の 고대의, 왕년의 senovės, senų laikų sens lama oud tidligere, gammel, forhenværende starożytny antigo străvechi древний starý, dávny star star gammal นานมาแล้ว eski 古老的 давній قديم ngày xưa 古老的
old age
the later part of a person's life He wrote most of his poems in his old age. die ouderdom, oudag, grysheid شَيْخوخَه късна възраст stáří alderdom hohes Alter γηρατειά vejez vanaduspõlv پیری vanhuus vieillesse זִקנָה बुढ़ापा, वृद्धावस्था starost öregkor(i) usia tua gamals aldur, elli vecchiaia 老年 노년 senatvė vecums tua ouderdom alderdom zaawansowany/podeszły wiek velhice bătrâneţe старость staroba starost starost ålderdom[] ช่วงหลังของชีวิต yaşlılık, ihtiyarlık 晚年 старість بڑھاپا lúc tuổi già 晚年
old boy/girl
a former pupil (of a school) The new prime minister is an old boy of our school. oudleerling تِلْميذ سابِق في مدرَسَةٍ ما бивш bývalý, -á žák, -yně gammel elev früherer Schüler/ frühere Schülerin παλιός μαθητής ex alumno; ex alumna vilistlane دانش آموز پیشین entinen koulutoveri ancien/-ienne élève חָבֵר לְסָפסָל הַלִימוּדִים בְּעָבַר भूतपूर्व छात्र bivši učenik öregdiák bekas murid fyrrverandi nemandi (í tilteknum skóla) ex allievo/alunno, ex allieva/alunna 卒業生 졸업생 buvęs moksleivis bijušais skolasbiedrs/klasesbiedrs bekas penuntut oudleerling tidligere elev były uczeń antigo aluno бывший ученик/бывшая ученица bývalý, -á žiak / žiačka bivši učenec stari đak gammal (före detta) elev นักเรียนเก่า eski öğrenci 老同學 однокашник ابنائے قديم، ادارہ کا سابق طالب علم cựu học sinh 老同学
adj old-ˈfashioned
in a style common some time ago old-fashioned clothes; Her hairstyle is very old-fashioned. outyds عَتيق الطِّراز، بَطُلَ إسْتِعْمالُه старомоден staromódní gammeldags altmodisch παλιομοδίτικος, ξεπερασμένος anticuado, pasado de moda vanamoodne از مد افتاده vanhanaikainen démodé שַׁמרָנִי पुरानी चाल का staromodan ódivatú kuno gamaldags fuorimoda, antiquato 時代遅れの 구식의 senamadis vecmodīgs ketinggalan zaman ouderwets gammeldags staromodny fora de moda demodat старомодный staromódny staromoden zastareo gammalmodig ที่ล้าสมัย eski moda 老式的 старомодний پراني وضع کا lạc mốt 老式的
old hand
a person who is very experienced He's an old hand at this sort of job. bedrewe wees خَبير، ذو تَجْرِبَه опитен starý rutinér gammel rotte ein alter Hase παλιά καραβάνα, άνθρωπος με μακρόχρονη πείρα veterano, experto vilunud mees با تجربه kokenut tekijä vieux routier וָתִיק וּמנוּסֶה अनुभवी व्यक्ति stari lisac (tapasztalt) vén róka orang berpengalaman gamall í hettunni, vanur veterano, (vecchio del mestiere) 熟練者 노련한[] 사람 senas vilkas zinātājs; pratējs; speciālists orang yg berpengalaman iemand met ervaring dreven, erfaren stary wyga veterano om experimentat опытный работник starý macher star maček iskusan čovek gammal i gamet ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ tecrübeli kimse 老手 бувалий; дока کہنہ مشق، ماہر lão luyện 老手
old maid
an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage. oujongnooi عانِس، فاتَها وقت الزَّواج стара мома stará panna pebermø alte Jungfer ανύπαντρη γυναίκα solterona vanatüdruk دختر ترشیده vanhapiika vieille fille בְּתוּלָה זְקֵנָה अविवाहित महिला, रूखा आदमी, रूखी औरत usidjelica vénkisasszony perawan tua piparmey zitella オールドミス 노처녀 senmergė vecmeita anak dara tua oude vrijster peppermø, gammel jomfru stara panna solteirona fată bătrână старая дева stará dievka stara devica usedelica gammal ungmö ผู้หญิงที่อยู่เป็นโสดไปจนแก่ evde kalmış kız 老處女 стара дівка, перестарок بڑي عمر کي غير شادي شدہ عورت gái già 老处女
the old
old people hospitals for the old. bejaardes المُسِنّون، كِبار السِّن възрастни staří lidé de ældre die Alten (pl.) οι ηλικιωμένοι las personas mayores, los ancianos vanainimesed سالمندان vanhukset les gens âgés הַקְשִישִים वृद्ध लोग bolnica za starije ljude az öregek orang tua aldraðir i vecchi 老人 노인들 seni žmonės, seneliai vecie [] org tua bejaarden eldre (mennesker) starsi ludzie os velhos bătrânii старики starí ľudia stari ljudje stari ljudi gamla människor, åldringar ผู้สูงอายุ yaşlılar, ihtiyarlar 老年人 старі بوڑھے لوگ người già 老年人
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