старый — meaning in English
Staryy
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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
старый 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
- 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.