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ohld-FASHUND/ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd/

Old-fashioned means not modern in style or ideas: old-fashioned clothes, an old-fashioned idea, old-fashioned manners. Traditional can be a cousin when the old way is still respected. Modern and fashionable are opposites. Hyphenated. Do not write old-fashioned when you mean old (only age), or fashion as a noun on its own.

Meaning

No longer modern in style, ideas, or clothes.

Examples

• “The hotel has old-fashioned wallpaper in the hall.”
• “My grandparents still use an old-fashioned alarm clock.”
• “That rule feels old-fashioned in an open-plan office.”

Good to know

old-fashioned clothes / ideas. Cousin: traditional. Opposite: modern. Mix-up: old (age only).

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