Modern vs. Old
Difference Between Modern and Old
Modernadjective
Of or relating to recent times or the present
modern history.Oldadjective
Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.
Modernadjective
Characteristic or expressive of recent times or the present; contemporary or up-to-date
a modern lifestyle.a modern way of thinking.Oldadjective
Relatively advanced in age
Pamela is our oldest child.Modernadjective
Of or relating to a recently developed or advanced style, technique, or technology
modern art.modern medicine.Oldadjective
Made long ago; in existence for many years
an old book.Modernadjective
Avant-garde; experimental.
Oldadjective
Of or relating to a long life or to people who have had long lives
a ripe old age.Modernadjective
often Modern(Linguistics) Of, relating to, or being a living language or group of languages
Modern Italian.Modern Romance languages.Oldadjective
Having or exhibiting the physical characteristics of age
a prematurely old face.Modernnoun
One who lives in modern times.
Oldadjective
Having or exhibiting the wisdom of age; mature
a child who is old for his years.Modernnoun
One who has modern ideas, standards, or beliefs.
Oldadjective
Having lived or existed for a specified length of time
She was 12 years old.Modernnoun
(Printing) Any of a variety of typefaces characterized by strongly contrasted heavy and thin parts.
Oldadjective
Exhibiting the effects of time or long use; worn
an old coat.Modernadjective
Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
Our online interactive game is a modern approach to teaching about gum disease.Although it was built in the 1600s, the building still has a very modern look.Oldadjective
Known through long acquaintance; long familiar
an old friend.Modernadjective
(history) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.
Oldadjective
Skilled or able through long experience; practiced
He is an old hand at doing home repairs.Modernnoun
Someone who lives in modern times.
Oldadjective
Belonging to a remote or former period in history; ancient
old fossils.Modernnoun
a contemporary person
Oldadjective
Belonging to or being of an earlier time
her old classmates.Modernnoun
a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
Oldadjective
often Old Being the earlier or earliest of two or more related objects, stages, versions, or periods.
Modernadjective
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages;
modern artmodern furnituremodern historytotem poles are modern rather than prehistoricOldadjective
Having become slower in flow and less vigorous in action. Used of a river.
Modernadjective
relating to a recently developed fashion or style;
their offices are in a modern skyscrapertables in modernistic designsOldadjective
Having become simpler in form and of lower relief. Used of a landform.
Modernadjective
characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
Oldadjective
Used as an intensive
Come back any old time. Don't give me any ol' excuse.Modernadjective
ahead of the times;
the advanced teaching methodshad advanced views on the subjecta forward-looking corporationis British industry innovative enough?Oldadjective
Used to express affection or familiarity
good ol' Sam.Modernadjective
used of a living language; being the current stage in its development;
Modern EnglishNew Hebrew is Israeli HebrewOldnoun
An individual of a specified age
a five-year-old.Oldnoun
Old people considered as a group. Used with the
caring for the old.Oldnoun
Former times; yore
in days of old.Oldadjective
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
an old abandoned building;an old friendOldadjective
Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
a wrinkled old manOldadjective
Of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.
an old loaf of breadOldadjective
Of an item that has been used and so is not new unused.
I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.Oldadjective
Having existed or lived for the specified time.
How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old.Oldadjective
(heading) Of an earlier time.
Oldadjective
Former, previous.
My new car is not as good as my old one.a school reunion for Old EtoniansOldadjective
That is no longer in existence.
The footpath follows the route of an old railway line.Oldadjective
Obsolete; out-of-date.
That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way.Oldadjective
Familiar.
When he got drunk and quarrelsome they just gave him the old heave-ho.Oldadjective
Tiresome.
Your constant pestering is getting old.Oldadjective
Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
Oldadjective
A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
We're having a good old time.My next car will be a big old SUV.My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.Oldadjective
(obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
Oldnoun
(with "the") People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.Oldnoun
past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
Oldadjective
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; especially not young; often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in `a week-old baby';
an old man's eagle mindhis mother is very olda ripe old agehow old are you?Oldadjective
of long duration; not new;
old traditionold houseold wineold countryold friendshipsold moneyOldadjective
of an earlier time;
his old classmatesOldadjective
(used for emphasis) very familiar;
good old boysame old storyOldadjective
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;
moth-eaten theories about raceOldadjective
just preceding something else in time or order;
the previous ownermy old house was largerOldadjective
of a very early stage in development;
Old English is also called Anglo SaxonOld High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th centuryOldadjective
old in experience;
an old offenderthe older soldiersOldadjective
used informally especially for emphasis;
a real honest-to-god live cowboyhad us a high old timewent upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel
