Ringard

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 veraltet, altmodisch , 🇪🇸 pasado de moda , 🇮🇹 obsoleto, datato , 🇵🇹 desatualizado, antiquado , 🇨🇳 过时或老土的人 , 🇯🇵 古いスタイルの人 , 🇰🇷 구식(시시하고 낡은 것) , 🇸🇦 متقاد (شخص غير عصري أو قديم) , 🇮🇳 पुराना, असमयिक, फैशन से बाहर.

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Etymology

Ringard comes from a medieval French noun *ringard* meaning “rag, torn garment.” That noun derives from Old French *rig* (a strip of cloth) which goes back to Latin *rigare* “to pull tight, straighten,” with the pejorative suffix **‑ard**. From this sense of a worn‑out garment the adjective *ringard* “old‑fashioned” developed, and the noun *ringard* came to denote an old‑fashioned person.

Synonyms

vieillard personne démodée vieux senior vieil homme

Antonyms

moderne à la mode tendance contemporain sophistiqué