Old meaning, definition and synonyms

1. Noun

Open country.

2. Adjective form

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.

3. Adjective form

Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.

4. Adjective form

Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.

5. Adjective form

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.

6. Adjective form

Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.

7. Adjective form

Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.

8. Adjective form

Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.

9. Adjective form

More than enough; abundant.

10. Adjective form

Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly as a term of reproach.

11. Adjective form

Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.

12. Adjective form

Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.

13. Adjective

of a very early stage in development; "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"

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