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- pronunciation:
- old
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is old-fashioned, it looks like or seems like something from the past. If something is old-fashioned, it doesn't seem new and modern.
The kind of glasses my grandfather wears look old-fashioned to me.My mom likes old-fashioned furniture, but my dad likes modern furniture.- antonyms:
- modern
- similar words:
- ancient
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| definition 2: |
When someone is old-fashioned, it means that they like the values or ways of the past.
My mom doesn't let us eat dinner in front of the TV. She says she's just old-fashioned and it was better when people ate together at the dinner table.- antonyms:
- up-to-date
- similar words:
- classical, traditional
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| related words: |
old |
| derivations: |
old-fashionedly (adv.), old-fashionedness (n.) |
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