Definition of oldest

"oldest" in the adjective sense

1. old

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

"his mother is very old"

"a ripe old age"

"how old are you?"

2. old

of long duration not new

"old tradition"

"old house"

"old wine"

"old country"

"old friendships"

"old money"

3. old

used for emphasis) very familiar

"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 oldest

In science read the newest works; in literature, the oldest. [ Bulwer Lytton ]

Not a ray is dimmed, not an atom worn; nature's oldest force is as good as new. [ Emerson ]

In science, read by preference the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern. [ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ]

Ah! the youngest heart has the same waves within it as the oldest, but without the plummet which can measure their depths. [ Richter ]

Thou fool! Nature alone is antique, and the oldest art a mushroom; that idle crag thou sittest on is six thousand years of age. [ Carlyle ]

The youth of America is their oldest tradition. It has been going on now for three hundred years. To hear them talk one would imagine they were in their first childhood. As far as civilization goes they are in their second. [ Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance ]

oldest in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

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Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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Words containing the sequence oldest

Words that start with oldest (1 word)

Words with oldest in them (1 word)

Words that end with oldest (3 words)

Word Growth involving oldest

Shorter words in oldest

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Longer words containing oldest

boldest

coldest