古い — meaning in English
furui
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English meaning
- ancient adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
- antique noun An object, usually furniture or decorative item, valued for being old and often collectible.
- old adj Having existed for a long time; not new or young.
- stale adj No longer fresh; dried out or gone off, especially food or drink.
Senses
古い is used for these senses in English:
- ancient Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
- old Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- old Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
- stale No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.
ancient — full definition
- adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
- adj Very old.
- noun A person who lived in the distant past, especially in classical Greece or Rome.
antique — full definition
- noun An object, usually furniture or decorative item, valued for being old and often collectible.
- adj Belonging to former times; old and often valuable because of its age.