new vs ancient vs old
Definitions
adjective
- in use after medieval times
- used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
Examples
When the new foods that came from the Americas - peppers, summer squash and especially tomatoes - took hold in the region, a number of closely related dishes were born, including what we call ratatouille - and a man from La Mancha calls pisto, an Ikarian Greek calls soufiko and a Turk calls turlu.
I badly wanted the job, but knew that my age would probably tell against me.
Frogs and newts have already been attracted to three new natural spring ponds at Abbey Meads School.
Definitions
adjective
- very old
- belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
noun
- a very old person
- a person who lived in ancient times
Examples
I lashed the clothes that I had been brought to wear at the hospital into the bag, a couple of ancient pairs of socks that felt suddenly found and familiar.
Two workboats, ancient battered things with rusting plates, shouldered into it from either side like a couple of drunks supporting a comatose companion.
Botanical species in this ancient ecosystem included sagebrush, bluegrass, sedges, and herbs.
