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.

OLD definition: 1. having lived or existed for many years: 2. unsuitable because intended for older people: 3…. Learn more.

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).

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun old, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else. The old road had disappeared under grass and heather.

If you were looking for the Dexys Midnight Runners song called Old, see here."Old" is a song recorded by American heavy metal band Machine Head. It was released as a single in two different versions.

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

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 …

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