Old and Worldly

Old

Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.

Worldly and old are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Worldly" instead an adjective "Old".

Nearby Words: oldie, olden, oldish

Worldly

Worldly adjective - Having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience.

Old and worldly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Worldly".

Nearby Words: world, worldling

Both words in one sentence

  • Is this sort of thing Terry's way of putting his worldly affairs in order, by having old enemies in his novels conclude truces?
  • Skilled, but Naïve His mentor, a worldly old sorcerer, is constantly criticizing him for only caring about fighting and knowing nothing about life.
  • Our Elves Are Better Their allegiance to nature makes them a bit aloof to worldly matters; also, many Night Elves are thousands of years old and, because of their extreme age and conservatism, tend to be perceived as “haughty” by other races, and many players.
Cite this Source
Worldly and Old. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/old/worldly
Old & Worldly. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/old/worldly>.
Worldly or Old. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/old/worldly.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "old" and "worldly" have occurred on timeline