definition of the word old

Old English ald, from Germanic *alđoz ‘grown-up’, originally a participle form corresponding to Latin altus. Cognate with Dutch oud, German alt.

• (UK) IPA: /əʊld/, SAMPA: /@Uld/
• (US) enPR: ōld, IPA: /oʊld/, SAMPA: /oUld/
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  Rhymes: -əʊld

old (comparative older or elder, superlative oldest or eldest)

1. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

   an old abandoned building

   an old friend

2. Of a living being, having lived for relatively many years.

   a wrinkled old man

3. Having existed or lived for the specified time.

   How old are they? She’s five years old and he’s seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old.

   My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old.

4. Former, previous.

   My new car is not as good as my old one.

   • 1994, Michael Grumley, Life Drawing

     But over my old life, a new life had formed.

5. Obsolete; out-of-date.

   That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way.

6. Tiresome

   Your constant pestering is getting old.

7. (color) Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.

• (having existed for a long period of time): ancient, long in the tooth
• (having lived for many years): aged, ageing / aging, elderly, long in the tooth
• (having existed or lived for the specified time): aged, of age
• (former): erstwhile, ex-, former, one-time, past
• (out-of-date): antiquated, obsolete (words)

• (having existed for a long period of time): brand new, fresh, new
• (having lived for many years): young
• (former):: current, latest, new

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