Antonyms for old-world

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ohld-wurld

Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊldˈwɜrld

Definition of old-world

Origin : of or pertaining to Eurasia and Africa, as opposed to the Americas, 1877.

As in quaint : adj old-fashioned; nostalgically attractive

Example sentences :

But Dan was in no mood to appreciate the old-world beauty of the Oak Parlour.
Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold

She loved the old-world silence that was only broken by the dripping of water in the pools.
Extract from : « Olive in Italy » by Moray Dalton

There is nothing to break the spell of that old-world enchantment.
Extract from : « Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida » by Ouida

And also, perhaps, the old-world errand on which I had come.
Extract from : « The Wisdom of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton

They were truly an old-world race, clad in very old-world garments.
Extract from : « Stories of Comedy » by Various

It is said that the early Fathers were jealous of the influence of this old-world science.
Extract from : « Palmistry for All » by Cheiro

John Bergson had the Old-World belief that land, in itself, is desirable.
Extract from : « O Pioneers! » by Willa Cather

For my part I have no belief in the romance of old-world life.
Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid

Then an old-world cow came down to the edge of the stream and ate it.
Extract from : « If Winter Don't » by Barry Pain

But Elizabeth did not trouble them with her old-world moral conceptions.
Extract from : « Tales of Space and Time » by Herbert George Wells

Synonyms for old-world

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