Ole vs. Old — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Ole and Old
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Definitions
Ole➦
Bravo.
Old➦
Having lived for a long time; no longer young
The old man lay propped up on cushions
Ole➦
A cry of "olé."
Old➦
Of a specified age
A seven-month-old baby
He was fourteetn years old
Ole➦
Pronunciation spelling of old
D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?
Old➦
Used to express affection, familiarity, or contempt
Good old Mum
I didn't like playing with silly old dolls
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Ole➦
Old
That ole truck of my daddy's
Old➦
Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.
Ole➦
Used to express excited approval.
Old➦
Relatively advanced in age
Pamela is our oldest child.
Ole➦
An interjection used to stir up excitement.
Old➦
Made long ago; in existence for many years
An old book.
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Old➦
Of or relating to a long life or to people who have had long lives
A ripe old age.
Old➦
Having or exhibiting the physical characteristics of age
A prematurely old face.
Old➦
Having or exhibiting the wisdom of age; mature
A child who is old for his years.
Old➦
Having lived or existed for a specified length of time
She was 12 years old.
Old➦
Exhibiting the effects of time or long use; worn
An old coat.
Old➦
Belonging to the past; former
Valuation under the old rating system was inexact
Old➦
Known through long acquaintance; long familiar
An old friend.
Old➦
Skilled or able through long experience; practiced
He is an old hand at doing home repairs.
Old➦
Belonging to a remote or former period in history; ancient
Old fossils.
Old➦
Belonging to or being of an earlier time
Her old classmates.
Old➦
Often Old Being the earlier or earliest of two or more related objects, stages, versions, or periods.
Old➦
Having become slower in flow and less vigorous in action. Used of a river.
Old➦
Having become simpler in form and of lower relief. Used of a landform.
Old➦
Used as an intensive
Come back any old time. Don't give me any ol' excuse.
Old➦
Used to express affection or familiarity
Good ol' Sam.
Old➦
An individual of a specified age
A five-year-old.
Old➦
Old people considered as a group. Used with the
Caring for the old.
Old➦
Former times; yore
In days of old.
Old➦
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
An old abandoned building
An old friend
Old➦
Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
A wrinkled old man
Old➦
Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life.
An old loaf of bread
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
Old➦
Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
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.
Old➦
(heading) Of an earlier time.
Old➦
Former, previous.
My new car is not as good as my old one.
A school reunion for Old Etonians
Old➦
That is no longer in existence.
The footpath follows the route of an old railway line.
Old➦
Obsolete; out-of-date.
That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way.
Old➦
Familiar.
When he got drunk and quarrelsome they just gave him the old heave-ho.
Old➦
(UK) Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
Old➦
Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
Your constant pestering is getting old.
Old➦
Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
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
Old➦
(obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
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.
Old➦
(slang) A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
Old➦
One's parents.
I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library.
Old➦
A typically dark-coloured lager brewed by the traditional top-fermentation method.
Old➦
Open country.
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.
Old➦
Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
Old➦
Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
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?
Old➦
Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.
Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
Old➦
Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
Old➦
Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
Old➦
More than enough; abundant.
If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have old turning the key.
Old➦
Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; - used disparagingly as a term of reproach.
Old➦
Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
Old➦
Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.
Old➦
Past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
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?
Old➦
Of long duration; not new;
Old tradition
Old house
Old wine
Old country
Old friendships
Old money
Old➦
Of an earlier time;
His old classmates
Old➦
(used for emphasis) very familiar;
Good old boy
Same old story
Old➦
Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;
Moth-eaten theories about race
Old➦
Just preceding something else in time or order;
The previous owner
My old house was larger
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
Old➦
Old in experience;
An old offender
The older soldiers
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
