old

  1. Adjective.  Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
  2. Adjective.  Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
  3. Adjective.  Of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.
  4. Adjective.  Of an item that has been used and so is not new (gloss, unused) .
  5. Adjective.  Having existed or lived for the specified time.
  6. Adjective.  Former, previous.
  7. Adjective.  That is no longer in existence.
  8. Adjective.  Obsolete; out-of-date.
  9. Adjective.  Familiar.
  10. Adjective.  Tiresome.
  11. Adjective.  Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
  12. Adjective.  A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive.
  13. Noun.  People who are old; old beings.
  14. Noun.  The older generation.

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