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- [ohl-dist]
- /ˈoʊl dɪst/
- /əʊld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ohl-dist]
- /ˈoʊl dɪst/
Definitions of oldest word
- adjective oldest far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree. 1
- adjective oldest of or relating to the latter part of the life or term of existence of a person or thing: old age. 1
- adjective oldest as if or appearing to be far advanced in years: Worry had made him old. 1
- adjective oldest having lived or existed for a specified time: a man 30 years old; a century-old organization. 1
- adjective oldest having lived or existed as specified with relation to younger or newer persons or things: Jim is our oldest boy. 1
- adjective oldest having been aged for a specified time: This whiskey is eight years old. 1
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Origin of oldest
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English eald, ald; cognate with Dutch old, German alt, Gothic altheis; akin to Old Norse ala to nourish
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Parts of speech for Oldest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oldest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for oldest
adjective oldest
- eldest — (of one out of a group of related or otherwise associated people) of the greatest age; oldest.
- first-born — first in the order of birth; eldest.
- first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- earliest — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
noun oldest
- elder — (of one or more out of a group of related or otherwise associated people) of a greater age.
Antonyms for oldest
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