Fresh vs. Old — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fresh and Old
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Fresh
New to one's experience; not encountered before
Fresh evidence.
Old
Having lived for a long time; no longer young
The old man lay propped up on cushions
Fresh
Unusual or different
A fresh approach on the problem.
Old
Belonging to the past; former
Valuation under the old rating system was inexact
Fresh
Recently made, produced, or harvested; not stale or spoiled
Fresh bread.
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Old
Of a specified age
A seven-month-old baby
He was fourteetn years old
Fresh
Not preserved, as by canning, smoking, or freezing
Fresh vegetables.
Old
Used to express affection, familiarity, or contempt
Good old Mum
I didn't like playing with silly old dolls
Fresh
Not saline or salty
Fresh water.
Old
Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.
Fresh
Not yet used or soiled; clean
A fresh sheet of paper.
Old
Relatively advanced in age
Pamela is our oldest child.
Fresh
Free from impurity or pollution; pure
Fresh air.
Old
Made long ago; in existence for many years
An old book.
Fresh
Not dull or faded
A fresh memory.
Old
Of or relating to a long life or to people who have had long lives
A ripe old age.
Fresh
Newly applied, especially to restore or enhance
A fresh coat of paint.
Old
Having or exhibiting the physical characteristics of age
A prematurely old face.
Fresh
Fairly strong and often cool; brisk
A fresh wind.
Old
Having or exhibiting the wisdom of age; mature
A child who is old for his years.
Fresh
Having just arrived
Fashions fresh from Paris.
Old
Having lived or existed for a specified length of time
She was 12 years old.
Fresh
Untried or trained but not experienced
Fresh volunteers.
Old
Exhibiting the effects of time or long use; worn
An old coat.
Fresh
Revived or reinvigorated; refreshed
I was fresh as a daisy after the nap.
Old
Known through long acquaintance; long familiar
An old friend.
Fresh
Rested and ready for a long ride. Used of horses.
Old
Skilled or able through long experience; practiced
He is an old hand at doing home repairs.
Fresh
Having the glowing or unspoiled appearance of youth
A fresh complexion.
Old
Belonging to a remote or former period in history; ancient
Old fossils.
Fresh
Having recently calved and therefore producing milk. Used of a cow.
Old
Belonging to or being of an earlier time
Her old classmates.
Fresh
(Informal) Lacking respectful restraint; impudent
Don't get fresh with me!.
Old
Often Old Being the earlier or earliest of two or more related objects, stages, versions, or periods.
Fresh
(Slang) Excellent; first-rate.
Old
Having become slower in flow and less vigorous in action. Used of a river.
Fresh
Recently; newly
Fresh out of milk.
Muffins baked fresh daily.
Old
Having become simpler in form and of lower relief. Used of a landform.
Fresh
The early part
The fresh of the day.
Old
Used as an intensive
Come back any old time. Don't give me any ol' excuse.
Fresh
A freshet.
Old
Used to express affection or familiarity
Good ol' Sam.
Fresh
Newly produced or obtained; recent.
He followed the fresh hoofprints to find the deer.
I seem to make fresh mistakes every time I start writing.
With his recent divorce still fresh in his mind, he was unable to concentrate on his work.
Old
An individual of a specified age
A five-year-old.
Fresh
(of food) Not dried, frozen, or spoiled.
After taking a beating in the boxing ring, the left side of his face looked like fresh meat.
I brought home from the market a nice bunch of fresh spinach leaves straight from the farm.
A glass of fresh milk
Old
Old people considered as a group. Used with the
Caring for the old.
Fresh
(of plant material) Still green and not dried.
Old
Former times; yore
In days of old.
Fresh
Invigoratingly cool and refreshing.
What a nice fresh breeze.
Old
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
An old abandoned building
An old friend
Fresh
(of water) Without salt; not saline.
After a day at sea it was good to feel the fresh water of the stream.
Old
Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
A wrinkled old man
Fresh
Rested; not tired or fatigued.
Old
Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life.
An old loaf of bread
Fresh
In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed.
A fresh hand on a ship
Old
Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related others
The ginkgo is one of the oldest living trees
Basque is the oldest language in Europe
Fresh
Youthful; florid.
Old
Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
Fresh
Disobedient or rude, as of a child.
Old
Having existed or lived for the specified time.
How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.
My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old.
Fresh
(slang) Good, fashionable.
A fresh pair of sneakers
Old
(heading) Of an earlier time.
Fresh
Tipsy; drunk.
Old
Former, previous.
My new car is not as good as my old one.
A school reunion for Old Etonians
Fresh
Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.
No one liked his fresh comments.
Old
That is no longer in existence.
The footpath follows the route of an old railway line.
Fresh
Sexually aggressive or forward; prone to caress too eagerly; overly flirtatious.
Hey, don't get fresh with me!
Old
Obsolete; out-of-date.
That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way.
Fresh
Recently; just recently; most recently
We are fresh out of milk.
Old
Familiar.
When he got drunk and quarrelsome they just gave him the old heave-ho.
Fresh
A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood.
Old
(UK) Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
Fresh
A stream or spring of fresh water.
Old
Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
Your constant pestering is getting old.
Fresh
The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea.
Old
Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
Fresh
(commercial fishing) To pack (fish) loosely on ice.
Old
A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective.
We're having a good old time.
My next car will be a big old SUV.
My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.
Any old
Fresh
To flood or dilute an area of salt water with flowing fresh water.
Old
(obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
Fresh
(of wind) To become stronger.
Old
|invariable plural only}} People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.
Fresh
To rebore the barrel of a rifle or shotgun.
Old
(slang) A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
Fresh
To update.
Old
One's parents.
I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library.
Fresh
To freshen up.
Old
A typically dark-coloured lager brewed by the traditional top-fermentation method.
Fresh
To renew.
Old
Open country.
Fresh
(of a dairy cow) to give birth to a calf.
Old
Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
Let not old age disgrace my high desire.
The melancholy news that we grow old.
Fresh
Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.
Old
Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
Fresh
New; original; additional.
A fresh pleasure in every fresh posture of the limbs.
Old
Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
Fresh
Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or tainted; in good condition; as, fresh vegetables, flowers, eggs, meat, fruit, etc.; recently made or obtained; occurring again; repeated; as, a fresh supply of goods; fresh tea, raisins, etc.; lately come or made public; as, fresh news; recently taken from a well or spring; as, fresh water.
Old
Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; - designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old.
And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
Fresh
Youthful; florid; as, these fresh nymphs.
Old
Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.
Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
Fresh
In a raw, green, or untried state; uncultivated; uncultured; unpracticed; as, a fresh hand on a ship.
Old
Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
Fresh
Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as, fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor; rather strong; cool or brisk; as, a fresh wind.
Old
Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
Fresh
Not salt; as, fresh water, in distinction from that which is from the sea, or brackish; fresh meat, in distinction from that which is pickled or salted.
Old
More than enough; abundant.
If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have old turning the key.
Fresh
A stream or spring of fresh water.
He shall drink naught but brine; for I'll not show himWhere the quick freshes are.
Old
Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; - used disparagingly as a term of reproach.
Fresh
A flood; a freshet.
Old
Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
Fresh
The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea.
Old
Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.
Fresh
To refresh; to freshen.
Old
Past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
Fresh
Not stale or old;
Fresh bread
A fresh scent
Old
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; especially not young; often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in `a week-old baby';
An old man's eagle mind
His mother is very old
A ripe old age
How old are you?
Fresh
(of a cycle) beginning or occurring again;
A fresh start
Fresh ideas
Old
Of long duration; not new;
Old tradition
Old house
Old wine
Old country
Old friendships
Old money
Fresh
Imparting vitality and energy;
The bracing mountain air
Old
Of an earlier time;
His old classmates
Fresh
Of a kind not seen before;
The computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
Old
(used for emphasis) very familiar;
Good old boy
Same old story
Fresh
Not canned or otherwise preserved;
Fresh vegetables
Old
Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;
Moth-eaten theories about race
Fresh
Not containing or composed of salt water;
Fresh water
Old
Just preceding something else in time or order;
The previous owner
My old house was larger
Fresh
Having recently calved and therefore able to give milk;
The cow is fresh
Old
Of a very early stage in development;
Old English is also called Anglo Saxon
Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century
Fresh
With restored energy
Old
Old in experience;
An old offender
The older soldiers
Fresh
Not soured or preserved;
Sweet milk
Old
Used informally especially for emphasis;
A real honest-to-god live cowboy
Had us a high old time
Went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel
Fresh
Free from impurities;
Clean water
Fresh air
Fresh
Not artificial;
Fresh cut flowers
Fresh
Not yet used or soiled;
A fresh shirt
A fresh sheet of paper
An unused envelope
Fresh
Improperly forward or bold;
Don't be fresh with me
Impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
An impudent boy given to insulting strangers
Fresh
Very recently;
They are newly married
Newly raised objections
A newly arranged hairdo
Grass new washed by the rain
A freshly cleaned floor
We are fresh out of tomatoes
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