old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence.

That's an old joke - I've heard it about a thousand times. I think this cheese is old, judging by the smell of it.

Old is the most general term: old lace; an old saying. Ancient pertains to the distant past: "the hills, / Rock-ribbed, and ancient as the sun" (William Cullen Bryant).

An old person has lived long, nearly to the end of the usual period of life. An aged person is very far advanced in years, and is usually afflicted with the infirmities of age.

Old definition: Made long ago; in existence for many years.

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OLD definition: far advanced in the years of one's or its life. See examples of old used in a sentence.

OLD meaning: 1 : having lived for many years not young; 2 : used to talk about or ask about a person's age

Definition of old adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Some common synonyms of old are ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, obsolete, and venerable. While all these words mean "having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past," old …