old

Pronunciation: US [oʊld] UK [əʊld]

n.Older persons; ... Years old (persons); old customs
adj.Old; old; (of age) ... Age; older
WebOld age in older

Synonyms

Antonyms

aged aging ageing ancient geriatric long-lived elderly older over-the-hill senescent senior unyoung

Definitions in English

adj.

1.

sb. or sth. that is old has lived or existed for a long time

2.

used for talking about the age of sb. or sth.

3.

used for saying that sb. is not as young as other people

4.

showing the understanding, wisdom, or behavior that results from long experience of life

5.

belonging to an earlier period of sth. such as sb' s life

6.

familiar from past experience

7.

existing before one or all of the other stages, forms, or instances of something, especially a particular language

8.

annoyingly familiar, especially as a result of repetition

9.

having existed or been used for a long time, especially if showing wear or age

10.

used in a negative way about something that is not useful or in good condition any more

11.

used for showing that you like sb. and care about them

12.

<<> used as an intensifier

13.

14.

reduced through erosion and weathering

15.

[ Geology] characterized by slower moving water and broad, flat floodplains

n.

1.

an offensive term for people who have lived a long time

2.

sb. of a particular age

3.

things or customs that are old

Other Forms

comp.older

superl.oldest

Example Sentences

All my children have gone before me, I am so old.
Source: Tennyson
Delroy..bought his car last year before he was old enough to drive.
Source: Sunday Express
I've been seeing a much older man who..only wants to be friends.
Source: Bella

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More Words

Rearrange English Word: old
dol
Based on old, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
a - loda load daol aldo
b - bold bdlo
c - cold clod
e - lode delo dole
f - fold
g - dglo gold glod
h - hold
i - oldi lido lodi loid diol idol
m - mold
p - dlop plod
r - lord
s - olds dols dlos sold
t - dolt dlot told
u - loud
w - wold
y - oldy odyl
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English words starting with old :
oldsquaw oldsters oldstyle oldwives oldness oldster oldwife oldest oldies oldish olden older oldie olds oldy old oldi
English words that contain old :
anticold aholds acold ahold beholden beholder billfold boldface boldness beholds boldest behold bifold bolder boldly bolds bold coholder coldcock coldness cooldown copyhold cuckolds coldest coldish cuckold colder coldly colds cold doldrums embolden enfolded enfolder eyefolds enfolds eyefold enfold fanfolds fivefold foldable foldaway foldboat folderol foldouts foothold foretold fourfold freehold fanfold folders folding foldout foldups folded folder foldup folds fold gatefold goldarns goldbugs goldener goldenly goldeyes goldfish goldtone goldurns goldarn goldbug goldest goldeye goldurn golden golder golds gold handhold holdable holdalls holdback holddown holdfast holdings holdouts holdover hoodmold holdall holders holding holdout holdups holden holder holdup holds hold kobolds kobold mangolds manifold manyfold marigold moldable moldered moldiest moldings moldwarp mangold molders moldier molding molded molder molds moldy mold nailfold ninefold oldsquaw oldsters oldstyle oldwives outscold overbold overcold overhold oversold oldness oldster oldwife onefold outsold outtold oldest oldies oldish olden older oldie olds oldy old pinfolds premolds pinfold polders premold presold pretold polder refolded remolded resolder roothold refolds remolds refold remold resold retold sixfold scaffold scolders scolding smolders snowmold soldered solderer soldiers soldiery scold soldi soldo sold scolded scolder smolder soldans solders soldier scolds soldan solder tenfolds toeholds twofolds tenfold toehold trifold twofold told withhold wolds wold oldi
English words ending with old :
anticold acold ahold billfold behold bifold bold copyhold cuckold cold eyefold enfold fivefold foothold foretold fourfold freehold fanfold fold gatefold gold handhold hoodmold hold kobold manifold manyfold marigold mangold mold nailfold ninefold outscold overbold overcold overhold oversold onefold outsold outtold old pinfold premold presold pretold roothold refold remold resold retold sixfold scaffold snowmold scold sold tenfold toehold trifold twofold told withhold wold