English Explanatory Dictionary

old as the hills

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Extremely old.

Pronunciation

/ˌəʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/ /ˌoʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/ En-au-old as the hills.ogg

Word forms

old as the hills older than the hills

Etymology

Possibly a reference to Job 15:7 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou made before the hills?”

Synonyms

aged age-old ancient old as the Pyramids old as time older than dirt older than the Pyramids antediluvian auld cobwebbed cobwebby decrepit eld eldern gamol gray hoary moss-grown old old as the hills olden older than the hills venerable wintry
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