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What (who) is old - definition
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Oldest; OLD; Old (disambiguation); Old (album)
old
a.
1.
Aged, elderly, of advanced age, advanced in years.
2.
Ancient, antique, antiquated, old-fashioned, olden.
3.
Of long date, not new.
4.
Going to decay, worn out, good for nothing, decayed.
5.
Ancient, pristine, primitive, original.
6.
Former, pre-existing, preceding.
7.
Experienced, practised, skilled.
8.
Long-cultivated, fertile, rich.
9.
Thoughtful, sensible, intelligent.
10.
Crafty, cunning, sly, wise, shrewd, sagacious (colloq.).
11.
Aged, antiquated, bad, mean.
Old
·noun Open country.
II. Old ·superl More than enough; abundant.
III. Old ·superl Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.
IV. Old ·superl Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
V. Old ·superl Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.
VI. Old ·superl Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
VII. Old ·superl Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
VIII. Old ·superl Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
IX. Old ·superl Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
X. Old ·superl Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth;
- used disparagingly as a term of reproach.
XI. Old ·superl Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
XII. Old ·superl Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence;
- designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old.
old
¦ adjective (older, oldest)
1. having lived for a long time; no longer young.
made or built long ago.
possessed or used for a long time.
2. former; previous.
3. long-established or known: old friends.
4. of a specified age.
[as noun] a person or animal of the age specified: a five-year-old.
5. informal expressing affection, familiarity, or contempt: good old Mum.
Phrases
of old
1. in or belonging to the past.
2. for a long time.
the old country the native country of a person who has gone to live abroad.
the old days a period in the past.
the old school the traditional form or type.
Derivatives
oldish adjective
oldness noun
Origin
OE ald, of W. Gmc origin.
Examples of use of old
1. Five–year–old Uđur Akgül, 34–year–old Nurgul Ak, 26–year–old Aylin Yaman, 65–year–old Nazmi Ţahin and 71–year–old Rýza Er were wounded.
2. Beyond the "same old, same old." And now back to the same old, same old: Stuckey has to work.
3. She confessed to drowning 6–month–old Mary, 2–year–old Luke, 3–year–old Paul, 5–year–old John and 7–year–old Noah.
4. But the look of these paintings by the old, old, old masters is startlingly familiar.
5. Nothing can hang around looking old, even if old is only five weeks old.