old

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Meaning

1. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
2. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
3. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
4. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
5. Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
6. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
7. Of an earlier time.
8. Of an earlier time.
9. Of an earlier time.
10. Of an earlier time.
11. Of an earlier time.
12. Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
13. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
14. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective.
15. (informal) Indicating affection and familiarity.
16. Designed for a mature audience; unsuitable for children below a certain age.
17. (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.

ancient

old person

not new

of long standing

not tender

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advanced in age

of people

sure-enough

very old

falling a part

old people

long-continued

grow old

honest-to-god

wornout

aged man

become worn out

be elderly

be old

gray-haired

lasting a long time

old house

take a long time

very big

bitter yam

ex-

old style

obsolete article

eld

of the past

getting old

decrepit man

be very old

dane-gun

be aged

in years

not fresh

belonging to olden times

grey-haired woman

decrepit person

full in years

mohammedan sect

of times past

venerable men

worm out

experient

hand-down

thrown-away

fully matured

old-looking

old aged

long in the tooth

from long ago

codgy

eelld

geriatric dog

bug-eaten

be worn out

elderly person

get old

the past

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊld/

From Middle English olde, ald, from Old English ald, eald (“old, aged, ancient, antique, primeval”), from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), originally a participle form, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown, tall, big”). Cognate with Scots auld (“old”), North Frisian ool, ual, uul (“old”), Saterland Frisian oold (“old”), West Frisian âld (“old”), Dutch oud (“old”), Low German old (“old”), German alt (“old”), Swedish äldre (“older, elder”), Icelandic eldri (“older, elder”), Latin altus (“high, tall, grown big, lofty”). Related to eld.