Hyphenation of old

How to hyphenate old

Because it is a word with a single syllable, old is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

old

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 3
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 3
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is:

Definitions of old

old is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
Example: A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.
noun
(in combination) One of a specified age.
Example: when he was an eight-year-old ; a 62-year-old should
noun
A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
noun
(most often plural) One's parents.
Example: I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library.

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
Example: an old abandoned building; an old friend
adjective
Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
Example: I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
adjective
Having existed or lived for the specified time.
Example: 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.
adjective
(heading) Of an earlier time.
adjective
Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
Example: Your constant pestering is getting old.
adjective
Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
adjective
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.)
Example: 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.
adjective
Excessive, abundant.

Words nearby old

olacad
olaf
olam
olamic
olater
olax
olcha
olchi
(old)
old-age
old-aged
old-bachelorish
old-bachelorship
old-boyish
old-clothesman
old-country
old-established

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.