old-world

1. 1.

   characteristic of former times especially in Europe

   “an old-world cottage”

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Questions about old-world

What does old-world mean?

old-world means "characteristic of former times especially in Europe".

How many syllables are in old-world?

old-world has 2 syllables: ol-d-world. The stress falls on "ol".

Is old-world a common word?

old-world is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.