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- pronunciation:
- old
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
looking or being like past styles, manners, or ways of behaving.
That dress looks old-fashioned because of the lace on the sleeves.- synonyms:
- dated, outdated
- antonyms:
- contemporary, modern, newfangled
- similar words:
- ancient, obsolete, old-time, olden, out of date
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| definition 2: |
sharing or liking the values or manners of the past.
My old-fashioned teacher doesn't let us wear hats inside.- synonyms:
- quaint
- antonyms:
- up-to-date
- similar words:
- classical, conservative, traditional
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| related words: |
bygone, old, quaint |
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| derivations: |
old-fashionedly (adv.), old-fashionedness (n.) |
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