old
[ ohld ]
/ oʊld /
adjective, old·er, old·est or eld·er, eld·est.
noun
Origin of old
before 900; Middle English; Old English
eald, ald; cognate with Dutch
old, German
alt, Gothic
altheis; akin to Old Norse
ala to nourish
SYNONYMS FOR old
1
Old,
aged,
elderly all mean well along in years. An
old person has lived long, nearly to the end of the usual period of life. An
aged person is very far advanced in years, and is usually afflicted with the infirmities of age. An
elderly person is somewhat old, but usually has the mellowness, satisfactions, and joys of age ahead.
9 olden, early.
OTHER WORDS FROM old
old·ness, nounWords nearby old
olathe,
olav v,
olbers,
olbers' paradox,
olcott,
old,
old adam,
old age,
old age pension,
old as adam,
old bailey
Example sentences from the Web for old
British Dictionary definitions for old
old
/ (əʊld) /
adjective
noun
an earlier or past time (esp in the phrase of old)
in days of old
Derived forms of old
oldish, adjective oldness, nounWord Origin for old
Old English
eald; related to Old Saxon
ald, Old High German, German
alt, Latin
altus high
usage for old
Many people nowadays prefer to talk about
older people rather than
old people, and the phrase
the old is best avoided altogether
Idioms and Phrases with old
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