Definition:
- (n.) Open country.
- (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.
- (superl.) Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
- (superl.) Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
- (superl.) 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.
- (superl.) Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.
- (superl.) Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
- (superl.) Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
- (superl.) More than enough; abundant.
- (superl.) Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly as a term of reproach.
- (superl.) Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
- (superl.) Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.
Compare old with other words:
broken vs. old
ago vs. old
old vs. sod
oad vs. old
old vs. yold
old vs. olid
mold vs. old
old vs. wold
old vs. olf
old vs. ord
fold vs. old
old vs. told
old vs. sold
bold vs. old
cold vs. old
odd vs. old
granny vs. old
old vs. shabby
mouser vs. old
maturity vs. old
function vs. old
eldern vs. old
old vs. vetust
old vs. yeared
forold vs. old
old vs. unyoung
old vs. ould
old vs. rustic
big vs. old
age vs. old
decrepit vs. old
old vs. orthodox
content vs. old
old vs. quality
adult vs. old
old vs. stale
grizzled vs. old
archaic vs. old
old vs. queer
old vs. spell
old vs. senile
grimalkin vs. old
didine vs. old
old vs. wrinkly
old vs. oldness
old vs. oldish
antiquate vs. old
auld vs. old
eld vs. old
old vs. oldster
old vs. timeless
hold vs. old
cat vs. old
equal vs. old
correspond vs. old
gold vs. old
old vs. olden
antique vs. old
madrina vs. old
old vs. relic
geezer vs. old
old vs. senescent
legacy vs. old
hoary vs. old
fossil vs. old
old vs. veteran
elder vs. old
old vs. termagant
curmudgeon vs. old
dilapidated vs. old
modern vs. old
antediluvian vs. old
generation vs. old
current vs. old
obsolete vs. old
fresh vs. old
old vs. past
antiquated vs. old
former vs. old
erstwhile vs. old
elderly vs. old
aging vs. old
ageing vs. old
aged vs. old
coil vs. old
abundant vs. old
faded vs. old
old vs. orange
old vs. pink
old vs. red
existence vs. old
old vs. subdued
old vs. unused
old vs. previous
old vs. used
existed vs. old
expected vs. old
live vs. old
exist vs. old
old vs. pigeon
old vs. young
old vs. small
new vs. old
old vs. vintage
ancient vs. old
mature vs. old
cathead vs. old