古めかしい|ふるめかしいfurumekashii[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. i-adjectiveold-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

• Synonym旧式きゅうしきNeutralOld-style, an older model: the focus is on an outdated type or design, as in 「旧式の車」.
• Synonym古臭いふるくさいCasualColloquial and clearly negative: stale, hackneyed, behind the times. 「古めかしい」 can also mean pleasantly antique-looking.
• Synonym昔風むかしふうNeutralThe style or ways of the old days. A fairly neutral description that does not necessarily carry the time-worn feel of 「古めかしい」.
• Synonym大時代おおじだいWrittenFormal prose. Old-fashioned and overblown, often said of wording or acting styles, with an ironic edge.
• Synonym前時代的ぜんじだいてきWrittenFormal prose. Outdated like something from an earlier era; usually a criticism of backward systems or ways of thinking.
• Synonym時代違いNeutralOut of step with the times. Rare; in everyday speech people say 「時代遅れ」. The focus is on being out of place in the present, not on looking aged.
• Synonym時代ちがいNeutralSame as item 1: 「時代ちがい」 is just another spelling of 「時代違い」, with the same meaning.
• Synonym時代違NeutralSame as item 1: 「時代違」 is just another spelling of 「時代違い」, with the same meaning.
• Related前近代的ぜんきんだいてきWrittenFormal prose. Literally pre-modern, i.e. feudal; mostly used to criticize social systems or attitudes.
• Antonym新しいあたらしいNeutralNew, brand-new: the opposite of 「古めかしい」, which describes things that look old.

Use 「古めかしい」 for things that look old and carry a sense of age. For stale or outdated, use 「古臭い」 or 「時代遅れ」; for an older model, 「旧式」. The opposite is 「新しい」.

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1. いかにも古ふるく感かんじられるさま。