Concept cluster: Positive qualities > Old or ancient
adj
very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established
n
The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age.
n
The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
adj
(obsolete) Former; sometime.
n
(archaic) Elderly people, elders, ancients (collectively).
adv
Obsolete form of anciently. [In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.]
n
Archaic spelling of birthday. [The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.]
n
(archaic or poetic) Former ages, antiquity, olden times.
n
An older person.
n
The authority, rule, or office of an elder.
adj
(of things) Not new; old; ancient.
n
An elderly married person, especially one whose marriage occurred late in life.
adj
Nascent; emerging but not yet fully formed.
n
A modern convenience.
n
(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
adj
(idiomatic, simile, chiefly hyperbolic) Extremely old.
n
(informal, idiomatic) A style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that was employed in a former era, remembered either for its inferiority to the current method, or for its time-honored superiority over the new way.
adj
(informal) old-time
adj
Archaic spelling of old. [Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.]
adj
Having an old-fashioned or archaic feel.
adj
Alternative form of olde worlde [Having an old-fashioned or archaic feel.]
adj
From or relating to a previous era.
adj
Alternative form of old as the hills [(idiomatic, simile, chiefly hyperbolic) Extremely old.]
adj
Synonym of old as the Pyramids
adj
Rare spelling of old-fashioned. [Of a thing, outdated or no longer in vogue.]
n
Something that is old, but good.
v
To cause to appear older.
adj
characteristic of an older style
n
seniority
n
Obsolete form of senior. [(now chiefly US) An old person.]
adj
(American spelling) Honored because of great age, or long usage.
adj
(obsolete, rare) Growing old.
adj
(obsolete) venerable from antiquity; ancient; old
adj
(informal) Suggesting a vintage style.
adj
(of an old, possibly ancient, object) in good condition considering its age.
adj
Extremely ancient.

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