English Explanatory Dictionary

old-fashioned

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.
Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times and the old-style ways.

noun

A cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters and adding whiskey or, less commonly, brandy, served with a twist of citrus rind.
A type of doughnut with a cakelike consistency and a rough surface, usually made with cultured buttermilk and chemical leaven and fried at a lower temperature.

Pronunciation

/oʊldˈfæʃənd/ /əʊldˈfæʃənd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-old-fashioned.wav

Word forms

old-fashioned more old-fashioned older-fashioned most old-fashioned oldest-fashioned old fashioned old-fashioneds

Etymology

From old + fashioned. The cocktail (which goes back to at least the early 1800s) got its name in the late 1800s as more complicated cocktails became common and those who preferred simpler drinks began asking for old-fashioned cocktails.

Synonyms

dated oldfangled outdated anachronistic antediluvial antediluvian antiquated antique archaic backward backwards behind the times cobwebbed cobwebby defunct desuete discontinued disused dootsie elderly extinct expired fossilized Havishamesque hoary idle Miss Havishamesque mouldy obsolete old old-fashioned old school outmoded out of date out of fashion outworn parachronistic passé primitive superannuated superseded unemployed unoccupied venerable workless basic cheugy cringe cringey cringeworthy démodé inelegant last year normie old-hat ossified out out of touch rinky-dink tacky

Antonyms

new-fashioned newfangled

Derived words

old fashioned glass old-fashioned look old-fashionedly old-fashionedness

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