old-world old-womanly • old-worldish · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · old-world · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 9 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas. Synonyms: Old World. · · Noun Definition 1 (adj) characteristic of former times especially in Europe. Example: "An old-world cottage." · · Adjective Definition 1 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D d latin small letter d U+0064 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 w latin small letter w U+0077