OLDER definition: a comparative of old. See examples of older used in a sentence.

old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. old may apply to either actual or merely relative length …

Where old expresses an absolute, an arrival at old age, older takes a more relative view of aging as a continuum—older, but not yet old. As such, older is not just a euphemism for the blunter …

Definition of 'older' older in British English (ˈəʊldə ) adjective 1. the comparative of old

Older, elder imply having greater age than something or someone else.

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word older, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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