“old”

Definitions

• adjective

  of a very early stage in development

  Synonyms: abandoned, abjured, adult, advanced, aged, ageless, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, auld

  • Example:“Old English is also called Anglo Saxon.”
  • Example:“Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century.”

• adjective

  (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

  Antonyms: young

  • Example:“His mother is very old.”
  • Example:“a ripe old age”

• adjective

  of long duration; not new

  Antonyms: new

  • Example:“old tradition”
  • Example:“old house”

• adjective

  (used for emphasis) very familiar

  • Example:“good old boy”
  • Example:“same old story”

• adjective

  skilled through long experience

  Synonyms: older

  • Example:“an old offender”
  • Example:“the older soldiers”

• adjective

  belonging to some prior time

  Synonyms: erstwhile, former, onetime, quondam, sometime

  • Example:“erstwhile friend”
  • Example:“our former glory”