Old

/aːd/

Synonyms for "old" (284 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (57)

Noun(6 words)
age oldancient artifactancient cultureancient mesopotamian citiesancient writing tabletantique books
Adjective(25 words)
agedaged citizensaged peopleaged scrollaged womanancient civilizationancient civilization discoveriesancient civilization historyancient civilization timelinesancient civilizationsancient codeancient codesancient eraancient legal codeancient manuscriptancient near eastern artifactsancient peopleancient personancient remainsancient site
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ancient textsantiguaantique artworksantique chinaantique object

Strong matches (85)

Adjective(19 words)
bang-upbullyclassical lawcorkingcrackingdandydateddistant shoreselderelderly personerstwhileformergeriatricgreatgroovyhistorical world maphistorical writing systemhoariestkeen
Noun(1 words)
legacy

Related words (142)

marriageablematurematuredmaturescentmothernot born yesterdaynot worth savingnubileobsolescentobsoleteof ageof marriageable ageof oldof yoreold as historyold as methuselahold as timeold-fashionedold-timeold-timey
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oldenoldfangledon the shelfonceonetimeoutout of dateout of useout-of-dateoutdatedoutmodedoutwornoveragepassepastpast usepaterpatriarchalpensioned offperennialperpetualpoppracticalpracticedprehistoricpreviousprimevalprimitivepriorquondamrecentrelinquishedrenouncedresignedretiredriperipenedsagaciousseasonedsenectuoussenileskilledsolidsometimesophisticatedstalestayingsteadystocksuperannuatesuperannuatedsupersededthentime-worntimelesstimeworntraditionaltriedtried and trueusedusualvenerableversedvetveteranvintagewhilomwhitewhite with agewhite-beardedwhite-crownedwhite-hairedworld-wiseworldlyworldly wiseworldly-wiseworn outworn-outwrinkledwrinklyyears old
Adjective(18 words)
maturemesopotamian civilizationsneatniftynot badolderone-timeonetimeoutdatedpeachypreviousquondamsenior citizenslap-upsmashingsometimestalerswell
Noun(5 words)
more ancient historypuranaremnant of civilizationritual bowlthousand-year history
Adjective(16 words)
moss-grownobsoleteold as the hillsold as the pyramidsoldenolder than dirtolder than the hillsolder than the pyramidson in yearsone-timeoutdatedpaleopastunfashionablevenerablewintry
Determiner(2 words)
most ancient river valleymost ancient ruins

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.

7 relation types

More general

9 entries
adjectiveadultdescriptive adjectivehuman beingpastpast timespersontemporal descriptoryesteryear

More specific

8 entries

Collocations

11 entries
elderold ageold bookold friendold houseold manold personold timerold timesold versionold woman

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Antonyms

2 entries

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Translations

491 translations across 218 languages.

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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

3 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)
  • vjetër adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of 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

2 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)

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

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

3 entries
  • antiguu adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
  • 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

2 entries
  • иҫке adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
  • ҡарт adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

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

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

Central Kurdish

2 entries
  • پیر adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 老 adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
  • 老年的 adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

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

2 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)

Dalmatian

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

Danish

2 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)

Dutch

2 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)

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

Estonian

2 entries
  • 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)

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

2 entries
  • 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

3 entries
  • 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)
  • vieux adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

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

2 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)

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

2 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)

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

3 entries
  • 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)
  • קָשִׁישׁ adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Higaonon

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

Hiligaynon

1 entries
  • baúg adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

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

3 entries
  • idős adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
  • régi adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
  • öreg adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

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

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

Istriot

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

Italian

3 entries
  • anziano adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
  • 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

3 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)
  • 老いた adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

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

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)

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

Latvian

3 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)

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

Louisiana Creole

2 entries
  • 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)

Lower Sorbian

2 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)

Lü

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

Macedonian

2 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)

Malay

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)

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

3 entries
  • जुना adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
  • म्हातारा adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
  • वृद्ध 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

2 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)

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

2 entries
  • 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

2 entries
  • 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 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)
  • 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)

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)
  • 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)

Nǀuu

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

Occitan

2 entries
  • 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)
  • قدیمی adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
  • مسن adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

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

2 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)

Polabian

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

Polish

3 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)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • antigo adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
  • idoso adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
  • velho adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
  • velho adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

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

1 entries
  • mauka adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

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

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

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
  • 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)
  • немолодо́й 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)
  • 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)

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

3 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)

Slovene

2 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)

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)
  • añejo adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
  • longevo 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)

Swedish

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)
  • ålderstigen adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
  • åldrig adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Sylheti

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

Tagalog

1 entries
  • luma adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of 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

2 entries
  • పాత adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
  • 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

2 entries
  • เก่า adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
  • 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)

Turkish

2 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)

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

3 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)
  • vècio adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • cũ adj (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
  • già adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

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

2 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)

West-Frisian

2 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)

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
  • 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)
  • זקנדיק adj (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
  • זקניש 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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