Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old as the hills

/ˌoʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: old as the hills
IPA: /ˌoʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"His family is as old as the hills, and infinitely more respectable."
"“[…]And for us to suppose we can have something great—ideas, work—it’s all dust and ashes.” “But all that’s as old as the hills, my boy!” “It is old; but do you know, when you grasp this fully, then somehow everything becomes of no consequence.[…]”"
"A violent revolution cannot achieve anything except the inevitable results of violence, which are as old as the hills."

Etymology

Possibly a reference to Job 15:7 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou made before the hills?”

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌoʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/
British English: /ˌəʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/

Inflected Forms

older than the hills (alternative)

Synonyms

aged age-old ancient old as the Pyramids old as time older than dirt older than the Pyramids antediluvian auld cobwebbed cobwebby decrepit

Rhymes With

skills bills hills kills mills pills fills wills drills chills spills thrills

Questions

How do you pronounce old as the hills?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/.
What does old as the hills mean?: Extremely old.
Where does old as the hills come from?: Possibly a reference to Job 15:7 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou made before the hills?”

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