older
older is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, older is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofolder
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
Example: "an old abandoned building; an old friend"
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
Example: "I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with."
- 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."
- (heading) Of an earlier time.
- Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
Example: "Your constant pestering is getting old."
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- 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."
- Excessive, abundant.
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