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 is a 2021 American mystery thriller film [1] written, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan. It is based on the French-language Swiss graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Lévy (fr) and …

Old is a Blinding Edge Pictures production, directed and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, from his screenplay based on the graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters.

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.

You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else.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.

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).

Nov 21, 2025 · Forms with /ɛː/ are either from forms such as West Saxon Old English and Kentish Old English eald or due to analogy with the comparative eldre or superlative eldest.

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

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.

OLD definition: 1. having lived or existed for a long time: 2. having been used or owned for a long time: 3. used…. Learn more.