Definition of older

"older" in the adjective sense

1. old

used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

"aged members of the society"

"elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"

"senior citizen"

"his mother is very old"

"a ripe old age"

"how old are you?"

2. old

of long duration not new

"Bill Adams, Sr."

"old tradition"

"old house"

"old wine"

"old country"

"old friendships"

"old money"

3. old

used for emphasis) very familiar

"an old offender"

"the older soldiers"

"good old boy"

"same old story"

4. old, older

skilled through long experience

"an old offender"

"the older soldiers"

5. erstwhile, former, old, onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime

belonging to some prior time

"erstwhile friend"

"our former glory"

"the once capital of the state"

"her quondam lover"

6. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, old

very good

"he did a bully job"

"a neat sports car"

"had a great time at the party"

"you look simply smashing"

"we had a grand old time"

7. Old

of a very early stage in development

"Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"

"Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"

8. previous, old

just preceding something else in time or order

"the previous owner"

"my old house was larger"

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Quotations for older

The older the fool is, the worse he is. [ Proverb ]

My garden is a forest ledge
Which older forests bound;
The banks slope down to the blue lake edge,
Then plunge to depths profound! [ Emerson ]

Friendship, the older it grows, the stronger it is. [ Proverb ]

Blessedness is a whole eternity older than damnation. [ Jean Paul ]

A man finds himself seven years older the day after his marriage. [ Bacon ]

Habits formed in early life and early education press upon us as we grow older. [ U. S. Grant ]

It is a sure evidence of a good book if it pleases us more and more as we grow older. [ Lichtenberg ]

Travel in the younger sort is a part of education; in the older, a part of experience. [ Bacon ]

Time glides away, and we grow older through the noiseless years; the days flee away, and are restrained by no rein. [ Ovid ]

Music, in the best sense, does not require novelty; nay, the older it is, and the more we are accustomed to it, the greater its effect. [ Goethe ]

The heart never grows better by age, I fear rather worse; always harder. A young liar will be an old one; and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older. [ Chesterfield ]

Griefs are like the beings that endure them - the little ones are the most clamorous and noisy; those of older growth and greater magnitude are generally tranquil, and sometimes silent. [ Chatfield ]

The golden ripple on the wall came back again, and nothing else stirred in the room. The old, old fashion! The fashion that came in with our first garments, and will last unchanged until our race has run its course, and the wide firmament is rolled up like a scroll. The old, old fashion, - Death! Oh, thank God, all who see it, for that older fashion yet, - of Immortality! [ Charles Dickens ]

We cannot describe the natural history of the soul, but we know that it is divine. All things are known to the soul. It is not to be surprised by any communication. Nothing can be greater than it. Let those fear and those fawn who will. The soul is in her native realm; and it is wider than space, older than time, wide as hope, rich as love. Pusillanimity and fear she refuses with a beautiful scorn; they are not for her who putteth on her coronation robes, and goes out through universal love to universal power. [ Emerson ]

older in Scrabble®

The word older is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters older:

OLDER
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LORD
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OLDER
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DOLE
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DOER
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word older

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In older

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older in Words With Friends™

The word older is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters older:

OLDER
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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word older

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In older

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LODE
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DOLE
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Words containing the sequence older

Words that start with older (2 words)

Word Growth involving older

Shorter words in older

old

Longer words containing older

bolder

colder scolder scolders

folder blindfolder blindfolders

folder folders blindfolders

folder folders infolders

folder infolder infolders

holder accountholder accountholders

holder beholder beholders

holder bondholder bondholders

holder bookholder bookholders

holder bottleholder bottleholders

holder boxholder boxholders

holder candleholder candleholders

holder cardholder cardholders

holder chartholder chartholders

holder cigaretteholder cigaretteholders

holder copyholder copyholders

holder copyrightholder copyrightholders

holder freeholder freeholders

holder fundholder fundholders

holder fuseholder fuseholders

holder gasholder gasholders

holder grantholder grantholders

holder holders accountholders

holder holders beholders

holder holders bondholders

holder holders bookholders

holder holders bottleholders

holder holders boxholders

holder holders candleholders

holder holders cardholders

holder holders chartholders

holder holders cigaretteholders

holder holders copyholders

holder holders copyrightholders

holder holders freeholders

holder holders fundholders

holder holders fuseholders

holder holders gasholders

holder holders grantholders

holder holders householders nonhouseholders

holder holders jobholders

holder holders keyholders

holder holders lampholders

holder holders landholders

holder holders leaseholders

holder holders loanholders

holder holders noteholders

holder holders officeholders

holder holders penholders

holder holders placeholders

holder holders plateholders

holder holders pledgeholders

holder holders policyholders

holder holders postholders

holder holders potholders

holder holders powerholders

holder holders proxyholders

holder holders shareholders

holder holders slaveholders

holder holders stadholders stadholdership stadholderships

holder holders stadtholders stadtholdership stadtholderships

holder holders stakeholders

holder holders stallholders

holder holders stockholders

holder holders stringholders

holder holders ticketholders

holder holders titleholders

holder holders toolholders

holder holders upholders cupholders

holder holders warrantholders

holder holders withholders

holder householder householders nonhouseholders

holder householder nonhouseholder nonhouseholders

holder jobholder jobholders

holder keyholder keyholders

holder lampholder lampholders

holder landholder landholders

holder leaseholder leaseholders

holder loanholder loanholders

holder noteholder noteholders

holder officeholder officeholders

holder penholder penholders

holder placeholder placeholders

holder plateholder plateholders

holder pledgeholder pledgeholders

holder policyholder policyholders

holder postholder postholders

holder potholder potholders

holder powerholder powerholders

holder proxyholder proxyholders

holder shareholder shareholders

holder slaveholder slaveholders

holder stadholder stadholderate stadholderates

holder stadholder stadholders stadholdership stadholderships

holder stadtholder stadtholderate stadtholderates

holder stadtholder stadtholders stadtholdership stadtholderships

holder stakeholder stakeholders

holder stallholder stallholders

holder stockholder stockholders

holder stringholder stringholders

holder ticketholder ticketholders

holder titleholder titleholders

holder toolholder toolholders

holder upholder cupholder cupholders

holder upholder upholders cupholders

holder warrantholder warrantholders

holder withholder withholders

molders smolders

oldermost

smolder smoldered

smolder smoldering

smolder smolders

solder resolder resoldered

solder resolder resoldering

solder resolder resolders

solder solderabilities

solder solderability

solder solderable

solder soldered resoldered

solder soldered unsoldered

solder solderer solderers

solder soldering resoldering

solder soldering solderings

solder solderless

solder solders resolders

solder unsolder unsoldered