old-fashioned

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /oʊldˈfæʃənd/ UK /əʊldˈfæʃənd/ See IPA manual

Freq #5135

Meanings

1

adj
No longer modern; out of date.

He still uses an old-fashioned typewriter to write his letters.
2

adj
Preferring the ways and customs of the past.

My grandparents are old-fashioned about how young people should behave.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · no longer modern; out of date. antiquated outdated archaic

Opposites

new-fashionednewfangled

Etymology

From old + fashioned. The cocktail (which goes back to at least the early 1800s) got its name in the late 1800s as more complicated cocktails became common and those who preferred simpler drinks began asking for old-fashioned cocktails.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# old-fashioned

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /oʊldˈfæʃənd/
**IPA (UK):** /əʊldˈfæʃənd/
**Frequency rank:** 5135

## Meanings
1. No longer modern; out of date.
2. Preferring the ways and customs of the past.

## Examples
- He still uses an old-fashioned typewriter to write his letters.
- My grandparents are old-fashioned about how young people should behave.

## Antonyms
- new-fashioned
- newfangled

## Etymology
From old + fashioned. The cocktail (which goes back to at least the early 1800s) got its name in the late 1800s as more complicated cocktails became common and those who preferred simpler drinks began asking for old-fashioned cocktails.

## AI Etymology
Old-fashioned comes from old + fashioned. The cocktail (which goes back to at least the early 1800s) got its name in the late 1800s as more complicated cocktails became common and those who preferred simpler drinks began asking for old-fashioned cocktails. Modern senses include no longer modern; out of date and preferring the ways and customs of the past.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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