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- [ohld lahyn]
- /oʊld laɪn/
- /əʊld laɪn/
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- [ohld lahyn]
- /oʊld laɪn/
Definitions of old-line word
- adjective old-line following or supporting conservative or traditional ideas, beliefs, customs, etc. 1
- adjective old-line long established; traditional: old-line society. 1
- adjective old-line conservative; old-fashioned 0
- adjective old-line well-established; traditional 0
- adjective old-line with an old, well-established history 0
- adjective old-line following tradition; conservative 0
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Origin of old-line
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60
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Parts of speech for Old-line
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
old-line popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for old-line
adj old-line
- bourgeois — If you describe people, their way of life, or their attitudes as bourgeois, you disapprove of them because you consider them typical of conventional middle-class people.
- counter-revolutionary — Counter-revolutionary activities are activities intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
- counterrevolutionary — Counterrevolutionary activities are activities intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
- die hard — If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
- die-hard — a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.
adjective old-line
- fogyish — Characteristic of a fogy.
- mossbacked — Very conservative or reactionary, with old-fashioned views.
- obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- orthodox — of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
Antonyms for old-line
adjective old-line
- compromising — If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone.
- conceding — to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit: He finally conceded that she was right.
- heterodox — not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, especially in theology; unorthodox.
- nonconforming — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
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