olden

• Adjectif vieilli utilisé pour désigner une époque révolue ou un temps passé, rarement employé de nos jours sauf dans des expressions figées comme 'olden days' ou 'olden times'.

An archaic adjective used to refer to a past time or age, now rarely used except in set phrases like 'olden days' or 'olden times'.

1. Long pastB2formal

   Belonging to a time long ago, especially in history or folklore.

   d'autrefois

   • In olden times, people traveled by horse and carriage.
   • Stories from olden days often feature knights and dragons.
   • The olden traditions of the village are still celebrated today.

   Synonymesancientbygoneformerold-timeold-worldpast

   Antonymescontemporarycurrentmodernnewpresentrecent