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old-fashioned

old-fash·ioned
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ohld-fash-uh nd]
    • /oʊld ˈfæʃ.ən/
    • /əʊld ˈfæʃ.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld-fash-uh nd]
    • /oʊld ˈfæʃ.ən/

Definitions of old-fashioned word

  • adjective old-fashioned of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit. 1
  • adjective old-fashioned favored or prevalent in former times: old-fashioned ideas. 1
  • adjective old-fashioned having the conservative behavior, ways, ideas, or tastes of earlier times: a delightfully old-fashioned gentleman. 1
  • noun old-fashioned (sometimes initial capital letters) a cocktail made with whiskey, bitters, water, and sugar, and garnished with citrus-fruit slices and a cherry. 1
  • adjective old-fashioned outmoded, dated 1
  • adjective old-fashioned Something such as a style, method, or device that is old-fashioned is no longer used, done, or admired by most people, because it has been replaced by something that is more modern. 0
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Origin of old-fashioned

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55

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Parts of speech for Old-fashioned

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Old-fashioned

old-fashioned popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for old-fashioned

adj old-fashioned

  • age-old — An age-old story, tradition, or problem has existed for many generations or centuries.
  • anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
  • anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
  • antediluvian — Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned.
  • antiquated — If you describe something as antiquated, you are criticizing it because it is very old or old-fashioned.

adjective old-fashioned

  • antique — An antique is an old object such as a piece of china or furniture which is valuable because of its beauty or rarity.
  • conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
  • disapproved — Simple past tense and past participle of disapprove.
  • fogyish — Characteristic of a fogy.
  • fossilised — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fossilized.
All 56 Synonyms of old-fashioned

Antonyms for old-fashioned

adj old-fashioned

  • a go go — as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore: food and drink à gogo.
  • a go-go — go-go
  • a gogo — as much as one likes; galore
  • acuate — to sharpen
  • acuminous — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.

adjective old-fashioned

  • class — A class is a group of pupils or students who are taught together.
  • elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
  • ex — (of goods) sold direct from.
  • exanimate — Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
  • exclusive — An item or story published or broadcast by only one source.

noun old-fashioned

  • zeitgeist — The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.
All 80 Antonyms of old-fashioned

Top questions with old-fashioned

  • how do you make an old-fashioned drink?

Related words

  • ancient

    Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time.

  • antediluvian

    Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned.

  • fuddy-duddy

    a person who is stuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative.

  • shandrydan

    an old-fashioned hooded chaise.

  • antiquate

    to make obsolete or old-fashioned

  • corny

    If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original.
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