Ста́рый — meaning in English

English meaning

• ancient adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
• archaic adj Old-fashioned or belonging to an earlier time; no longer in common use.
• back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
• elderly adjective Old, especially having reached an advanced age.
• hoar noun A white or greyish-white colour.
• immemorial adj So old that it goes back further than anyone can remember or record.
• old adj Having existed for a long time; not new or young.
• senile adj Showing mental decline associated with old age, such as memory loss or confusion.
• stare verb To look at something or someone for a long time without looking away.
• threadbare adjective Worn so thin that the threads of the fabric show through; shabby from long use.

Senses

Ста́рый is used for these senses in English:

• Stare A rural settlement in Kadiivka urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1930, controlled by the Luhansk People’s Republic since 2014.
• ancient Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
• archaic Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
• back Not current.
• curmudgeon An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
• elderly old; having lived for relatively many years.
• hoar (archaic) Figuratively, grey-haired with age.
• immemorial (sometimes, postpositive) That is beyond memory; ancient.

ancient — full definition

1. adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
2. adj Very old.
3. noun A person who lived in the distant past, especially in classical Greece or Rome.

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