Mature vs. Old
Matureadjective
Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
Matureadjective
Brought to a state of complete readiness.
Matureadjective
Profound; careful.
Matureadjective
Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
Matureverb
To become mature; to ripen.
Matureverb
(intransitive) To gain experience or wisdom with age.
Matureverb
(transitive) To make something mature.
Matureverb
To reach the date when payment is due
Matureadjective
Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe.
Matureadjective
Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan.
Matureadjective
Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years.
Matureadjective
Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
Matureverb
To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans.
Matureverb
To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience.
Matureverb
Hence, to become due, as a note.
Matureverb
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;
Matureverb
develop and work out fully in one's mind;
Matureverb
become due for repayment;
Matureverb
cause to ripen or develop fully;
Matureverb
grow old or older;
Matureverb
cause to ripen and discharge pus;
Matureadjective
characteristic of maturity;
Matureadjective
fully considered and perfected;
Matureadjective
having reached full natural growth or development;
Matureadjective
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used;
Matureadjective
(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
Oldadjective
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
Oldadjective
Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
Oldadjective
Of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.
Oldadjective
Of an item that has been used and so is not new unused.
Oldadjective
Having existed or lived for the specified time.
Oldadjective
(heading) Of an earlier time.
Oldadjective
Former, previous.
Oldadjective
That is no longer in existence.
Oldadjective
Obsolete; out-of-date.
Oldadjective
Familiar.
Oldadjective
Tiresome.
Oldadjective
Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
Oldadjective
A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
Oldadjective
(obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
Oldnoun
(with "the") People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
Oldnoun
Open country.
Oldadjective
Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
Oldadjective
Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
Oldadjective
Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
Oldadjective
Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; - designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old.
Oldadjective
Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.
Oldadjective
Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
Oldadjective
Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
Oldadjective
More than enough; abundant.
Oldadjective
Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; - used disparagingly as a term of reproach.
Oldadjective
Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
Oldadjective
Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.
Oldnoun
past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
Oldadjective
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; especially not young; often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in `a week-old baby';
Oldadjective
of long duration; not new;
Oldadjective
of an earlier time;
Oldadjective
(used for emphasis) very familiar;
Oldadjective
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;
Oldadjective
just preceding something else in time or order;
Oldadjective
of a very early stage in development;
Oldadjective
old in experience;
Oldadjective
used informally especially for emphasis;
Oldadjective
having lived for a long time; no longer young
Oldadjective
made or built long ago
Oldadjective
possessed or used for a long time
Oldadjective
boring or tiresome, especially as a result of repetition or overfamiliarity
Oldadjective
having the characteristics or showing the signs of age
Oldadjective
belonging to the past; former
Oldadjective
used to refer to a thing which has been replaced by something similar
Oldadjective
dating from far back; long-established or known
Oldadjective
denoting someone who formerly attended a specified school
Oldadjective
(of a form of a language) as used in former or earliest times.
Oldadjective
of a specified age
Oldadjective
a person or animal of the age specified
Oldadjective
used to express affection, familiarity, or contempt
