Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old-time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.64 in modern English

Syllables: old--time
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

From or reminiscent of an earlier time or era; old-fashioned.

adj

Ancient; persisting since ancient times.

Example Sentences

"He likes to listen to old-time music."
"Had a pterodactyl swooped down from those old-time crags, it would hardly have been out of place."

Etymology

Etymology tree English old Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English old-time From old + time.

Inflected Forms

more old-time (comparative) most old-time (superlative)

Phrases

old-time country old-timely old-timer old-timey old-timy

Synonyms

quaint olde worlde

Questions

What does old-time mean?: From or reminiscent of an earlier time or era; old-fashioned.
Where does old-time come from?: Etymology tree English old Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English old-time From old + time.

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