old

Meanings

Noun

• past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

Adjective

• (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
  • "his mother is very old"
  • "a ripe old age"
  • "how old are you?"
• of long duration; not new
  • "old tradition"
  • "old house"
  • "old wine"
  • "old country"
  • "old friendships"
  • "old money"

Adjective Satellite

• (used for emphasis) very familiar
  • "good old boy"
  • "same old story"
• skilled through long experience
  • "an old offender"
  • "the older soldiers"
• belonging to some prior time
• (used informally especially for emphasis)
  • "had us a high old time"
• of a very early stage in development
  • "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"
  • "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"
• just preceding something else in time or order
  • "my old house was larger"

Synonyms

erstwhile, former, honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, older, one-time, onetime, previous, quondam, sometime, sure-enough

Antonyms

new, young