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Meaning of "old-looking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLD-LOOKING

old-looking  [ˈəʊldˌlʊkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLD-LOOKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Old-Looking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OLD-LOOKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of old-looking in the English dictionary

The definition of old-looking in the dictionary is having an old appearance.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OLD-LOOKING


backward-looking
ˈbækwədˌlʊkɪŋ
booking
ˈbʊkɪŋ
choking
ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ
cooking
ˈkʊkɪŋ
distinguished-looking
dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃtˌlʊkɪŋ
forward-looking
ˌfɔːwədˈlʊkɪŋ
inward-looking
ˈɪnwədˌlʊkɪŋ
joking
ˈdʒəʊkɪŋ
odd-looking
ˈɒdlʊkɪŋ
onlooking
ˈɒnlʊkɪŋ
outward-looking
ˈaʊtwəd lʊkɪŋ
provoking
prəˈvəʊkɪŋ
queer-looking
ˈkwɪəˌlʊkɪŋ
shabby-looking
ˈʃæbɪˌlʊkɪŋ
shifty-looking
ˈʃɪftɪˌlʊkɪŋ
smoking
ˈsməʊkɪŋ
soaking
ˈsəʊkɪŋ
thought-provoking
ˈθɔːtprəvəʊkɪŋ
Woking
ˈwəʊkɪŋ
young-looking
ˈjʌŋˌlʊkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD-LOOKING

old-established
old-fashioned
old-fashionedly
old-line
old-line party
old-liner
old-maidish
old-media
old-money
old-skool
old-style
old-talk
old-time
old-time dance
old-time dancing
old-timer
old-womanish
old-world
old-worldly

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD-LOOKING

anti-smoking
antismoking
banking
beard-stroking
block booking
breaking
capacity booking
e-booking
good-looking
half-joking
home cooking
mallemaroking
nice-looking
noncoking
nonsmoking
overbooking
passive smoking
pawnbroking
stockbroking
yoking

Synonyms and antonyms of old-looking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «old-looking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLD-LOOKING

Find out the translation of old-looking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of old-looking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «old-looking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老看
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

avejentado
570 millions of speakers

English

old-looking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुराने दिखने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أبحث البالغ من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

старо выглядит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

com aparência de idade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরানো সুদর্শন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vieilli
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lama-kelihatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alt aussehende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

古い探し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오래 보고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lawas-looking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cũ tìm kiếm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழைய காணப்படும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुन्या दिसणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eski görünümlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

old -looking
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stary wygląd
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

старо виглядає
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu aspect vechi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

old - ψάχνει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ou - soek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gamla utseende
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gamle utseende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of old-looking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD-LOOKING»

The term «old-looking» is regularly used and occupies the 106.058 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD-LOOKING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «old-looking» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «old-looking» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about old-looking

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD-LOOKING»

Discover the use of old-looking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to old-looking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The psychology of growing old: looking forward
The book uses the research literature of gerontology - the multidisciplinary study of ageing and later life - to involve the reader in considering his or her own future and that of others.
Robert Slater, 1995
2
When the New Age Gets Old: Looking for a Greater Spirituality
Vishal Mangalwadi shows why the New Age movement has disappointed the hopes of many followers, and points to answers to their questions and longings that lie beyond the New Age--in the person of Jesus.
Vishal Mangalwadi, 1992
3
Looking Back: A Chronicle of Growing Up Old in the Sixties
First published in 1973, when its author was nineteen years old,
Joyce Maynard, 2003
4
The Old Looking-Glass; Or, Mrs Dorothy Cope's Recollections ...
Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past.
Maria Louisa Charlesworth, 2011
5
Homoeopathic Snap Shot Prescriber
... growth Obesic, venous engorgement Old looking, child, as if a little withered man Old looking, infant, as if a little old man Old looking, people, young but looks old Old looking, pinched face Old looking, prematurly Old looking, premature lines ...
A. C. Dutta, 2005
6
Looking Back: A Chronicle of Growing Up Old in the Sixties
First published in 1973, when its author was nineteen years old, Looking Back: A Chronicle of Growing Up Old in the Sixties has become a classic to many of the baby boom generation, for its sharply observed account of coming of age during  ...
Joyce Maynard, 2003
7
LIFE
If rough, red, old-looking hands are worrying you, try Pacquins! See if this fragrant , white, non-greasy hand cream doesn't make your hands smooth out faster, feel smoother longer! Formulated originally for doctors and nurses, who scrub their ...
8
Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home
The back facade of the house is designed to look as if it had been recently remodeled. Groups of new windows and French doors, which capture views of the pastoral landscape, have altered the old- looking stone facade, leaving the telltale ...
Russell Versaci, 2007
9
An Old Looking-Glass for the Laity and Clergy of All ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
John Milton, 2010
10
Material Fantasies: Expectations of the Western Consumer ...
Preferring a fake, old-looking object was wrong because this choice was usually not based on a true understanding of the object. If people's preference for old- looking objects was based on real knowledge (of the era when the object was ...
Milena Veenis, 2012

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD-LOOKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term old-looking is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Norwich's first brew pub readies for August opening
In the old stable area, they had to make a large door through the brick wall to fit the brewing tanks, but with care and an old-looking wood ... «theday.com, Jul 15»
2
GoPro captures road rage as alleged victim fights back (and wins)
An old-looking man who is still in a childish mode. NickD3 5pts. Cyclists have a responsibility to share the road and to follow the rules of the ... «CNET, Jul 15»
3
Sex Toy Using Female Driver Crashes Into Back Of Van
Footage of the collision showed that the Mini the 30-year-old-looking woman was driving suddenly moved forward and struck the van in front of ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
4
How Your Face Can Impact Your Career
Injectable fillers are still advisable, unless the client/actor needs to have a tired or old-looking face for his/ her character (can you imagine ... «Longevity LIVE, Jul 15»
5
ICSS relocates, opens F-M's only full-service sawmill
"We can actually mill old lumber to look any way you want—it can be old-looking or it can be fresh and new," he says. "That's kind of the cool ... «INFORUM, Jul 15»
6
Trash or treasure? Moving on from 'early married style'
"It is just old-looking." I offered an explanation. "It has character and offers you a place to sit." "Completely unnecessary," Austin, my teenager, ... «Victoria Advocate, Jul 15»
7
Forget Throwback Thursday: Relive the past during college alumni …
I'm still young-looking enough for undergrads to say more than hello but still too old-looking to warrant genuine interest in telling me where the ... «RedEye Chicago, Jul 15»
8
An old-looking, dusty galaxy in a young universe
This spectacular view from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the rich galaxy cluster Abell 1689. The huge concentration of mass ... «Astronomy Now Online, Mar 15»

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