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The meaning of OLD-FASHIONED is of, relating to, or characteristic of a past era. How to use old-fashioned in a sentence.
OLD-FASHIONED definition: 1. not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past: 2. not modern; belonging to or…. Learn more.
OLD-FASHIONED meaning: 1. not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past: 2. not modern; belonging to or…. Learn more.
Something that's old-fashioned is out of style or from the past. You could call an antique telephone old-fashioned, and you could also describe your elderly grandfather this way. Out-of-date clothes, like your aunt's wardrobe of 1980's dresses with shoulder pads, are old-fashioned.
Something that is old-fashioned is no longer used, done, or believed by most people, because it has been replaced by something that is more modern.
(sometimes disapproving) (of a person) believing in old or traditional ways; having traditional ideas. My parents are old-fashioned about relationships and marriage. She wants to be an old-fashioned mother, staying at home and looking after the children. Call me old-fashioned, but I still believe in good manners.
adjective. of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit. Synonyms: obsolete, outmoded. favored or prevalent in former times: old-fashioned ideas. having the conservative behavior, ways, ideas, or tastes of earlier times: a delightfully old-fashioned gentleman. old-fashioned. adjective.
What does the word old-fashioned mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word old-fashioned. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. old-fashioned has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plants (1840s) distilling (1880s) drink (1910s) See meaning & use.
old-fashioned clothes / furniture. Fewer examples. He has some very old-fashioned opinions. The street still has an old-fashioned sweet shop. He collects old-fashioned bicycles. She did all the work on an old-fashioned sewing machine.
(of a person) believing in old or traditional ways; having traditional ideas My parents are old-fashioned about relationships and marriage. She wants to be an old-fashioned mother, staying at home and taking care of the children. See old-fashioned in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: old-fashioned.
