Old

//aːd//

Synonyms for "old" (311 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (63)

ancient antiquated erstwhile aged antique auld early elderly hoary immemorial of age previous venerable abandoned abjured adult advanced advanced in life advanced in years age old

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age-old ageless along in years anile antediluvian archaic banal bang up big blase bygone centenarian cold constant continuing cosmopolitan cosmopolite darkened

Adjective(14 words)

aged aald age-old ageing aging ancient antediluvial antediluvian antiquated antique auld backward cobwebbed cobwebby

Noun(6 words)

ager antique badge-cove cheeser coffin dodger crinkly

Adjective(5 words)

bang-up bully corking cracking dandy

Strong matches (93)

date dated dateless demode deserted diehard discontinued disused doddering done with emeritus endure enduring established experienced familiar firm fore former getting on

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Adjective(22 words)

decrepit defunct deprecated démodé eld elderly eldern erstwhile ex extinct former fusty gamol gray grey-haired havishamesque historical hitherto hoary idle

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long in the tooth moss-grown

Noun(11 words)

eld elder elderly geezer genarian geriatric grayhead greyhead hoarhead mzee no spring chicken

Adjective(8 words)

erstwhile former great groovy keen neat nifty not bad

Related words (155)

not worth saving nubile obsolescent obsolete octogenarian of marriageable age of old of yore old as history old as methuselah old as time old-fashioned old-time old-timey olden older oldfangled oldish on the shelf once

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Noun(15 words)

obsessive love disorder old fogey old person old timer old-timer older adult oldie oldster oldtimer senior senior citizen silver top twirly weazen wrinkly

Adjective(25 words)

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unfashionable unhip unyoung venerable wintry

Adjective(10 words)

older one-time onetime peachy previous quondam slap-up smashing sometime swell

How these synonyms differ

ancient - 'Ancient' implies vast age, centuries or millennia, not just decades. It carries historical or archaeological weight.
antiquated - 'Antiquated' implies not just age but obsolescence, something antiquated is old-fashioned to the point of being outdated.
elderly - 'Elderly' is the respectful term for older people, gentler than 'old,' which can feel blunt when applied to humans.
vintage - 'Vintage' reframes age as desirable, something vintage is old in a way that adds character and value.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

15 relation types

More general

3 entries

past past times yesteryear

More specific

7 entries

Specific cases:Very old:centuried elderly prehistoric primeval stale

Antonyms

7 entries

brand new current new new young young

Synonyms

7 entries

aged ancient antiquated bang up erstwhile older previous

Related terms

14 entries

creaky former moldy obsolete old man old woman oldly oldness ragged rotten timeworn used wearisome withered

at location

1 entries

museum

capable of

1 entries

become new

defined as

1 entries

opposite of new

derived

446 entries

Aldgate Gloucester Old Spots I am ... year(s) old I am twenty years old I'm ... year(s) old I'm twenty years old Old Aberdeen Old Adam Old Adaminaby Old Akkadian Old Alresford Old Anatolian Turkic Old Anatolian Turkish Old Aramaic Old Armenian Old Assyrian

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distinct from

2 entries

new young

etymologically related_to

1 entries

eld

has context

2 entries

heading linguistics

is a

1 entries

past

related to

75 entries

abundant adjective advanced advanced age age age designation aged ageing aging ancient ancient age antique any old bald bent bent bald

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similar

102 entries

age old age-old aged ageing aging ancient anile antediluvian antiquated antique archaic auld

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Translations

664 translations across 222 languages.

Abkhaz

1 entries

ажә adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Acehnese

1 entries

tuha adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Adyghe

2 entries

жъы adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
жъы adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Afrikaans

2 entries

ou adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
ou adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Ahom

1 entries

𑜀𑜧 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Albanian

4 entries

lashtë adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
plak adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
vjeter adj (former)
vjetersia adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

American Sign Language

2 entries

S@Chin S@FromChin adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
S@Chin S@FromChin adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Amharic

1 entries

አሮጌ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

γηραιός adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
παλαιός adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
παλαιός adj ((of an item) used, not new)

Andi

1 entries

вохор adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Arabic

4 entries

شايب adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
عجوز adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
عجوز adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
قديم adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Aragonese

4 entries

biello adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
biello adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
viello adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
viello adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Armenian

4 entries

անցած adj (former)
ծեր adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
հին adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
պառավ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Aromanian

1 entries

veclju adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Assamese

3 entries

পুৰণা adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
বুঢ়া adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
বুঢ়ী adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Asturian

4 entries

antiguu adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
antiguu adj (former)
vieyu adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vieyu adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Avar

1 entries

хераб adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Azerbaijani

3 entries

köhnə adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
qoca adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
əski adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Bashkir

4 entries

биҙрәткән adj (tiresome)
иҫке adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
иҫке adj ((of an item) used, not new)
элекке adj (former)

Basque

4 entries

agure adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
atso adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
zahar adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
zahar adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Belarusian

4 entries

немалады́ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
пажылы́ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
стары́ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
стары́ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Bengali

3 entries

পুরোনো adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
পুরোনো adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
প্রবীণ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Bhojpuri

2 entries

पुरान adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
बूढ़ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Bikol Central

1 entries

daan adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Breton

2 entries

hen adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
kozh adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Brunei Malay

3 entries

beumur adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
lama adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
tua adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Bulgarian

4 entries

бивш adj (former)
въ́зрастен adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
въ́зстар adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
възста́р adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Burmese

2 entries

ဟောင်း adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
အို adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Carpathian Rusyn

2 entries

стары́й adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
стары́й adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Catalan

4 entries

antic adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
antic adj (former)
gran adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
longeu adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Central Kurdish

3 entries

پیر adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
پێشو adj (former)
کۆن adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Chamicuro

1 entries

shashaka adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Chechen

1 entries

къена adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᎦᏴᎵ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Chickasaw

2 entries

sipokni adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
sipokni adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Chinese

3 entries

ло adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
җю adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
舊 /旧 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

老 adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
舊 /旧 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

前 adj (former)
古老 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
年老的 adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
歲 /岁 adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Church Slavic

2 entries

старъ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
старъ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Chuvash

2 entries

ватӑ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
кивӗ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Coptic

1 entries

ⲁⲥ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Cornish

2 entries

hen adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
koth adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Czech

4 entries

starý adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
starý adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
starý adj (former)
starý adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Dalmatian

1 entries

vieclo adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Danish

4 entries

gammel adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
gammel adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
gammel adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
tidligere adj (former)

Dutch

4 entries

oud adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
oud adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
oud adj ((of an item) used, not new)
voormalig adj (former)

Eastern Khanty

1 entries

пырәс adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries

舊 /旧 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Elfdalian

2 entries

gåmål adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
gåmål adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Erzya

2 entries

сыре adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
ташто adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Esperanto

4 entries

antaŭa adj (former)
aĝa adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
aĝi adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
eksa adj (former)

Estonian

4 entries

endine adj (former)
vana adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vana adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
vana adj (former)

Etruscan

1 entries

𐌅𐌄𐌕𐌖𐌔 adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Even

1 entries

хагди adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Evenki

1 entries

сагды adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Ewe

1 entries

xoxo adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Faroese

1 entries

gamal adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Finnish

4 entries

entinen adj (former)
ikäinen adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
vanha adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vanha adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Franco-Provençal

1 entries

vielyo adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

French

4 entries

ancien adj (former)
ex adj (former)
vieille adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vieux adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Friulian

3 entries

vieli adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vieli adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
vieri adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Galician

3 entries

vello adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vello adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
vello adj (former)

Gan Chinese

1 entries

舊 /旧 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Georgian

4 entries

ბებერი adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
მოხუცი adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
ძველი adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
ხანდაზმული adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

German

4 entries

alt adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
alt adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
alt adj (former)
alt adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Gothic

4 entries

𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Greek

4 entries

αρχαίος adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
γηραιός adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
ηλικιωμένος adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
παλιός adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Gujarati

2 entries

ઘરડું adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
જૂનું adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

vye adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries

舊 /旧 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Hausa

1 entries

tsoho adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Hawaiian

3 entries

kahiko adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
luahine adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
ʻelemakule adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Hebrew

4 entries

בֵּן adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
בַּת adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
זָקֵן adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
יָשָׁן adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Higaonon

1 entries

da-an adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Hiligaynon

2 entries

baúg adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
baúg adj (tiresome)

Hindi

2 entries

पुराना adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
बूढ़ा adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Hittite

1 entries

𒈪𒅀𒄷𒉿𒀭𒍝 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Hungarian

4 entries

(day/s old) napos adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
előző adj (former)
fárasztó adj (tiresome)
használt adj ((of an item) used, not new)

Icelandic

2 entries

gamall adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
gamall adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Ido

3 entries

anciena adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
antiqua adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
olda adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Igbo

2 entries

agadi adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
ochie adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Indonesian

2 entries

lama adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
tua adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Interlingua

2 entries

vetere adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vetule adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Irish

4 entries

aosta adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
ath adj (former)
d'aois adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
sean adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Istriot

1 entries

viecio adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Italian

4 entries

anziano adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
avere adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
vecchio adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vecchio adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Japanese

4 entries

古い adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
年老いた adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
才 adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
歳 adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Javanese

3 entries

lama adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
lawas adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
tuwa adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Jin Chinese

1 entries

舊 /旧 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Juba Arabic

2 entries

ajuus adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
gadiim adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Kabardian

1 entries

жьы adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Kabuverdianu

4 entries

antige adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
antige adj (former)
antigu adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
antigu adj (former)

Kannada

1 entries

ಪುರಾತನ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Karakhanid

1 entries

يَشْلِغْ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Kashmiri

1 entries

ؤۂر adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Kashubian

2 entries

stôri adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
stôri adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Kazakh

2 entries

ескі adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
кәрі adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Khmer

2 entries

ចាស់ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
ចាស់ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Korean

4 entries

나이 많다 adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
나이들다 adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
낡다 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
늙다 adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

кары adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
эски adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Lao

2 entries

ເກົ່າ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
ແກ່ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Latgalian

2 entries

senejais adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vacs adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Latin

4 entries

annosus adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
antiquus adj (former)
ex adj (former)
natus esse adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Latvian

4 entries

sens adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vecs adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vecs adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
vecs adj (former)

Lezgi

1 entries

кьуьзуь adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Ligurian

2 entries

vêgio adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vêgio adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Lithuanian

2 entries

senas adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
senas adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Livonian

2 entries

vanā adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vanā adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Lombard

4 entries

vegg adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vegg adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
vegg adj (former)
vegg adj ((of an item) used, not new)

Louisiana Creole

4 entries

ansyen adj (former)
vyé adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vyé adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
vyé adj ((of an item) used, not new)

Lower Sorbian

3 entries

stary adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
stary adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
stary adj (former)

Lü

1 entries

ᦂᧁᧈ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Macedonian

3 entries

стар adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
стар adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
стар adj (former)

Malay

4 entries

bekas adj (former)
lama adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
lama adj (former)
tua adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Malayalam

4 entries

പഴയ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
പഴയ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
പഴയത് adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
പഴയത് adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Maltese

4 entries

qadim adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
xiħ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
xiħa adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
xjuħ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Manchu

2 entries

ᠰᠠᡴ᠋ᡩ᠋ᠠ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
ᡶᡝ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Marathi

4 entries

आधीचा adj (former)
जुना adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
पूर्व adj (former)
म्हातारा adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Megleno-Romanian

1 entries

vecľu adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Middle English

4 entries

old adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
old adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
old adj (former)
old adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Middle High German

1 entries

eltlich adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Minangkabau

3 entries

gaek adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
lamo adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
tuo adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Mirandese

1 entries

bielho adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Moksha

2 entries

ташта adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
ташта adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Mongolian

3 entries

хуучин adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
хөгшин adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
хөгшин adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Mòcheno

2 entries

òlt adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
òlt adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Māori

2 entries

tahito adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
tawhito adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Nanai

1 entries

сагди adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Navajo

3 entries

nááhai adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
sání adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
sání adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Neapolitan

1 entries

viecchio adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Nepali

1 entries

पुरानो adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

ɗuhazi adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

North Frisian

1 entries

ual adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries

(ya/yê) berê adj (former)
kevn adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
pîr adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Northern Min Chinese

1 entries

舊 /旧 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Norwegian

1 entries

gammel adj (former)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

gammal adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
gammal adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
gammal adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
gammel adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries

gamal adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
gamal adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
gamal adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
gammal adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Nǀuu

1 entries

kuria adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Occitan

3 entries

antic adj (former)
vièlh adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vièlh adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Odia

1 entries

ପୁରୁଣା adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Old East Slavic

2 entries

старъ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
старъ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Old English

4 entries

eald adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
eald adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
gamol adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
gamol adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Old Irish

1 entries

sen adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Old Javanese

3 entries

lama adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
lawas adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
tuha adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Old Saxon

1 entries

ald adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Oromo

1 entries

moofaa adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

اختیار adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
بزرك adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
قوجه adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
یاشلی adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Papiamentu

1 entries

bieu adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Pashto

2 entries

زوړ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
زړه adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Persian

4 entries

دیرین adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
زرمان adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
سابق adj (former)
ساله adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Piedmontese

1 entries

vecc adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Pijin

1 entries

olofala adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Plautdietsch

3 entries

oolt adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
oolt adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
oolt adj ((of an item) used, not new)

Polabian

1 entries

storĕ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Polish

4 entries

niemłody adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
stary adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
stary adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
stary adj (former)

Portuguese

4 entries

antigo adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
antigo adj (former)
cansativo adj (tiresome)
com adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Punjabi

4 entries

ਪੁਰਾਣਾ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
ਪੁਰਾਣੀ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
ਪੁਰਾਣੀਆਂ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
ਪੁਰਾਣੇ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Quechua

2 entries

mauka adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
thanta adj ((of an item) used, not new)

Rapa Nui

2 entries

koroua adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
tuuai adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Romani

2 entries

phuro adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
purano adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Romanian

4 entries

bătrân adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
fost adj (former)
vechi adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vechi adj (former)

Romansch

2 entries

vegl adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vegl adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Russian

4 entries

бы́вший adj (former)
в во́зрасте adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
в года́х adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
в лета́х adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Samoan

2 entries

leva adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
matua adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Sanskrit

1 entries

वृद्ध adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Saterland Frisian

1 entries

oold adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Scots

1 entries

auld adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

aosda adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
aosda adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
aosmhor adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
sean adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

star adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
star adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
star adj (former)
star adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Shan

1 entries

ၵဝ်ႇ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Sicilian

1 entries

vecchiu adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Sinhalese

4 entries

නාකි adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
පරණ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
පැරණි adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
වයසක adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Slovak

4 entries

bývalý adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
starý adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
starý adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
starý adj (former)

Slovene

4 entries

stàr adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
stàr adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
stàr adj (former)
stàr adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Somali

1 entries

gabow adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Southern Altai

1 entries

эски adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Spanish

4 entries

anciano adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
antiguo adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
antiguo adj (former)
añejo adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries

owru adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Sundanese

2 entries

heubeul adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
sepuh adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Swahili

1 entries

kuukuu adj ((of an item) used, not new)

Swedish

4 entries

före detta adj (former)
gammal adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
gammal adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
gammal adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Sylheti

1 entries

ꠙꠥꠞ꠆ꠘꠣ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Tagalog

4 entries

dati adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
dating adj (former)
luma adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
luma adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Tai Dam

1 entries

ꪹꪀ꪿ꪱ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Tajik

4 entries

кӯҳна adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
пир adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
қадим adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
қадими adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Tamil

1 entries

பழைய adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Tarantino

1 entries

vècchie adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Tatar

2 entries

иске adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
карт adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Tausug

2 entries

dan adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
mas adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Telugu

3 entries

పాత adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
మునుపటి adj (former)
ముసలి adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Tetum

3 entries

ferik adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
katuas adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
tuan adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Thai

4 entries

ก่อน adj (former)
เก่า adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
เก่า adj (former)
แก่ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Tibetan

1 entries

རྙིང་པ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Tigrinya

1 entries

ኣረጊት adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Tocharian B

2 entries

ktsaitstse adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
śrāñ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Tongan

2 entries

motuʻa adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
motuʻa adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Torricelli

1 entries

acirk adj ((of an item) used, not new)

Turkish

3 entries

eski adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
yaşlı adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
önceki adj (former)

Turkmen

2 entries

garry adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
köne adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Udi

1 entries

биси adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Udmurt

1 entries

пересь adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Ukrainian

4 entries

лі́тній adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
немолоди́й adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
підста́ркуватий adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
стари́й adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

stary adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Urdu

2 entries

بوڑھا adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
پرانا adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Uyghur

2 entries

ئەسكى adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
قېرى adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Uzbek

2 entries

eski adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
qari adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Venetan

4 entries

vecio adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
vecio adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
vecio adj (former)
vècio adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Vietnamese

4 entries

chán adj (tiresome)
cũ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
cũ adj ((of an item) used, not new)
cựu adj (former)

Volapük

1 entries

vönik adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Walloon

1 entries

vî adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Waray-Waray

3 entries

a-rug adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
da-an adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
lagas adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Welsh

3 entries

hen adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
hen adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
hen adj (former)

West-Frisian

4 entries

âld adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
âld adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
âld adj (former)
âld adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)

Western Bukidnon Manobo

1 entries

da'an adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

White Hmong

1 entries

hub adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Wu Chinese

1 entries

舊 /旧 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Xiang Chinese

1 entries

舊 /旧 adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Yiddish

4 entries

־יאָריק adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
־יעריק adj (having existed or lived for the specified time)
אַלט adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
אַלט adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Zazaki

2 entries

khal (diq) adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
khan adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Zealandic

1 entries

oud adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Zhuang

2 entries

gaeuq adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
laux adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Sample sentences

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He was a benevolent old man who volunteered to mow his neighbors' lawns for free.

Source: tatoeba (1998)

I am too old for this world.

Source: tatoeba (2055)

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

Source: tatoeba (2297)

He died at a very old age.

Source: tatoeba (2315)

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