English Alternative forms Etymology old fashion -ed
Pronunciation Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E . IPA (key ) : /oʊldˈfæʃənd/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E . IPA (key ) : /əʊldˈfæʃənd/ Hyphenation: old-‧fash‧ioned Adjective old -fashioned comparative more old-fashioned , superlative most old-fashioned )
Of a thing, outdated or no longer in vogue .
1913 Joseph C. Lincoln , chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt's Patients Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path […]. It twisted and turned, [ …] and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights.
My bike is old-fashioned but it gets me around.
Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times.
You can’t stay the night, because my parents are a bit old-fashioned .
Usage notes Said of all kinds of things including words, houses, places, chimneys, character traits, cookware, education, music, and style. Synonyms Antonyms Hypernyms Derived terms Translations outdated or no longer in vogue
Burmese: ရှေ ( hre )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 過時 ／ 过时 (zh) ( guòshí ) , 过时 (zh) ( guòshí ) , 古板 (zh) ( gǔbǎn ) , 陳舊 ／ 陈旧 (zh) ( chénjiù ) , 陈旧 (zh) ( chénjiù ) , 老式 (zh) ( lǎoshì )
Danish: gammeldags
Dutch: ouderwets (nl)
Estonian: moest läinud
Finnish: vanhanaikainen (fi)
French: démodé (fr) m vieilli (fr) , à l’ancienne (fr) , ringard (fr) ( informal )
Galician: anticuado (gl)
German: altmodisch (de) , altväterlich altväterisch antiquiert (de) , unmodern (de) , unzeitgemäß (de) , verzopft (de) , zopfig ( pejorative )
Greek: παλιομοδίτικος (el) ( paliomodítikos )
Ancient: ἀρχαιότροπος ( arkhaiótropos )
Hebrew: מיושן
Hungarian: ódivatú (hu) , divatjamúlt (hu)
Icelandic: gamaldags (is)
Ido: ekmoda
Italian: antiquato (it) , sorpassato (it) , fuori moda
Japanese: 昔風 (ja) ( むかしふう, mukashi-fū ) , 旧弊 ( きゅうへい, kyūhei ) , ( trite ) 古臭い ( ふるくさい, furu-kusai )
Korean: 구식의 (ko) ( gusigui )
Latin: priscus (la) , vetustus (la)
(deprecated template usage ) {{trans-mid }}Luxembourgish: almoudesch
Macedonian: старомо́ден m ( staromóden )
Malay: fesyen lama jenis lama
Norman: dêmodé
Norwegian:
Bokmål: gammeldags (no) , gammaldags
Nynorsk: gamaldags gammaldags
Polish: staroświecki (pl) m staromodny (pl) m
Portuguese: démodé (pt) , demodê (pt) , antiquado (pt)
Romanian: demodat (ro) , învechit (ro)
Russian: старомо́дный (ru) ( staromódnyj ) , устаре́вший (ru) ( ustarévšij )
Scottish Gaelic: seann-nòsach seann-fhasanta
Spanish: pasado de moda anticuado (es) , chapado a la antigua m démodé m or f
Swedish: gammalmodig (sv) , gammaldags (sv)
Thai: คร่ำครึ ( krâm kréu ) , ล้าสมัย (th) ( láa sàmăi )
Turkish: eski moda modası geçmiş
Vietnamese: cũ (vi) , không hợp thời trang
Westrobothnian: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E .
preferring the customs of earlier times
Chinese:
Mandarin: 保守 (zh) ( bǎoshǒu ) , 保守 (zh) ( bǎoshǒu ) , 守舊 ／ 守旧 (zh) ( shǒujiù ) , 守旧 (zh) ( shǒujiù ) , 過時 ／ 过时 (zh) ( guòshí ) , 过时 (zh) ( guòshí ) , 古板 (zh) ( gǔbǎn ) , 陳舊 ／ 陈旧 (zh) ( chénjiù ) , 陈旧 (zh) ( chénjiù ) , ( informal ) 封建 (zh) ( fēngjiàn )
Czech: staromódní m
Danish: gammeldags
Dutch: ouderwets (nl)
Estonian: vanamoodne
Finnish: vanhanaikainen (fi)
French: vieux jeu (fr) , de la vieille école
German: altmodisch (de)
Greek: παλιομοδίτης m ( paliomodítis )
Ancient: ἀρχαιότροπος ( arkhaiótropos )
Hebrew: מיושן
Hungarian: régimódi (hu)
Icelandic: gamaldags (is)
Italian: vecchio stile
(deprecated template usage ) {{trans-mid }}Japanese: 旧弊 ( きゅうへい, kyūhei )
Macedonian: старомо́ден m ( staromóden )
Malay: fesyen lama jenis lama
Norwegian:
Bokmål: gammeldags (no) , gammaldags
Nynorsk: gamaldags gammaldags
Polish: staromodny (pl)
Portuguese: antigo (pt) , antiquado (pt) ( derogatory ) , à moda antiga (pt)
Romanian: nostalgic (ro)
Russian: старомо́дный (ru) ( staromódnyj )
Scottish Gaelic: seann-nòsach
Spanish: a la antigua a la antigua usanza pasadista carca (es)
Swedish: gammalmodig (sv)
Turkish: eski kafalı (tr)
Noun old -fashioned plural old-fashioneds
A whiskey -based cocktail .
1996 , Paul F. Boller, Presidential Anecdotes (page 286)
At the end of the workday, the Trumans liked to have a cocktail before dinner. Shortly after they moved into the White House, Mrs. Truman rang for the butler, Alonzo Fields, one afternoon and ordered two old-fashioneds . 