olden C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈoʊldən/ UK /ˈəʊldən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of or relating to a former age; bygone In olden times the village relied on a single well. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of or relating to a former... bygoneformerancientpastoldantiquated ↔ Opposites moderncurrentpresentnewcontemporary Word family Related forms oldolderoldest Etymology AI details From Middle English 'olden', a weak inflected form of 'old' (Old English 'eald'), surviving chiefly in fixed phrases like 'olden days'. eald Old English *aldaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # olden **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊldən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊldən/ ## Meanings 1. of or relating to a former age; bygone ## Examples - In olden times the village relied on a single well. ## Synonyms - bygone - former - ancient - past - old - antiquated ## Antonyms - modern - current - present - new - contemporary ## Related Forms - old - older - oldest ## Roots and Affixes - Root: eald - Root: *aldaz ## Etymology From Middle English 'olden', a weak inflected form of 'old' (Old English 'eald'), surviving chiefly in fixed phrases like 'olden days'. ## AI Etymology Olden is from Middle English 'olden', a weak inflected form of 'old' (Old English 'eald'), surviving chiefly in fixed phrases like 'olden days'. Important recorded forms include eald (Old English) and *aldaz (Proto-Germanic). The current sense covers of or relating to a former age; bygone. The wider family includes related words such as old, older, and oldest. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown