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Meaning of 'old' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Old [ n.]
- Open country.
2 . 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.
- Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
- Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
- 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.
- Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.
- Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
- Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
- More than enough; abundant.
- Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly as a term of reproach.
- Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
- Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.

Meaning of 'old' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . old [ a]
Meaning (1):
- (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
Example in sentence:
  • a ripe old age;
  • his mother is very old;
  • how old are you?
Meaning (2):
- of long duration; not new
Example in sentence:
  • old country;
  • old friendships;
  • old house;
  • old money;
  • old tradition;
  • old wine
3 . old [ s]
Meaning (3):
- very good
Example in sentence:
  • a neat sports car;
  • had a great time at the party;
  • he did a bully job;
  • we had a grand old time;
  • you look simply smashing
Meaning (4):
- skilled through long experience
Example in sentence:
  • an old offender;
  • the older soldiers
Meaning (5):
- belonging to some prior time
Example in sentence:
  • erstwhile friend;
  • her quondam lover;
  • our former glory;
  • the once capital of the state
Meaning (6):
- (used for emphasis) very familiar
Example in sentence:
  • good old boy;
  • same old story
Meaning (7):
- just preceding something else in time or order
Example in sentence:
  • my old house was larger;
  • the previous owner
Meaning (8):
- of a very early stage in development
Example in sentence:
  • 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

Nearby Words:

old lang syne old-fashioned old-gentlemanly old-maidish old-maidism old-womanish olden oldish oldness oldster

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