Definition of Old

Adjective: old (older,oldest)  Ã³wld

  1. (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?"
     
  2. Of long duration; not new
    "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
     
  3. (used for emphasis) very familiar
    "good old boy"; "same old story"
     
  4. Skilled through long experience
    "an old offender"; "the older soldiers";
    - older
     
  5. Belonging to some prior time
    "old friend";
    - erstwhile, former, onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime
     
  6. (used informally especially for emphasis) authentic and real
    "had us a high old time";
    - honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, sure-enough
     
  7. Just preceding something else in time or order
    "my old house was larger";
    - previous
     
  8. No longer valid or fashionable
    "old equipment";
    - outdated, out-of-date, superannuated
Noun: old  Ã³wld
  1. Past times (especially in the phrase 'in days of old')
Adjective: Old (Older,Oldest)
  1. (linguistics) 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"

See also:
ola
olden

Anagrams containing the word old

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