ol Meaning & Definition
What Does Ol Mean?
Ol is an adjective that means This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Ol in Brief
| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | erstwhile, ex- and former |
| Antonyms | current, latest and new |
Ol Definition (Adjective)
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Adjective
- Nonstandard form of ol'.
Adjective
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
an old abandoned building; an old friend
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
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.
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.)
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.
Synonyms of Ol
Antonyms of Ol
Ol in a Sentence
an old abandoned building; an old friend
I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
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.
Your constant pestering is getting old.
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.
Word Forms & Grammar
ol (not comparable)
Origin of Ol
From obsolete German Ol- (in Ol-Verbindungen and Olgruppen, coined by Alfred Werner in 1907), from -ol (“-ol”).[1]
Quick Answers About Ol
What part of speech is ol?
Ol is an adjective.
What is another word for ol?
Words with a similar meaning to ol include erstwhile, ex- and former. See the full list of ol synonyms and antonyms.