different between dilapidated vs old-fashioned

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??læp?de?t?d/

Verb

dilapidated

1. simple past tense and past participle of dilapidate

Adjective

dilapidated (comparative more dilapidated, superlative most dilapidated)

1. Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:ramshackle

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• old fashioned

Etymology

old +? fashion +? -ed

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /o?ld?fæ??nd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??ld?fæ??nd/
• Hyphenation: old-?fash?ioned

Adjective

old-fashioned (comparative more old-fashioned, superlative most old-fashioned)

1. Of a thing, outdated or no longer in vogue.

   Synonyms: date, oldfangled, outdated; see also Thesaurus:obsolete, Thesaurus:unfashionable

2. Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times.

Antonyms

• new-fashioned

Hypernyms

• fashioned

Derived terms

• old-fashionedly
• old-fashioned look
• old-fashionedness

Translations

Noun

old-fashioned (plural old-fashioneds)

1. A cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters and adding whiskey or, less commonly, brandy, served with a twist of citrus rind. [from late 19th c.]
   • 1996, Paul F. Boller, Presidential Anecdotes (page 286)

     At the end of the workday, the Trumans liked to have a cocktail before dinner. Shortly after they moved into the White House, Mrs. Truman rang for the butler, Alonzo Fields, one afternoon and ordered two old-fashioneds.

Further reading

• old fashioned (cocktail) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia