Similar words
âgé
Close, near-synonym for "elderly, old."
antique
Worth distinguishing: vieux is the general word for old; antique specifically relates to ancient civilizations or antiques.
Similar in other languages
German
alt
alt is the German word for the same thing — both mean "old."
Spanish
viejo
viejo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "old."
Practice
1 What does vieux mean?
old
2 Fill the gap: Mon grand-père est très ___.
Full sentence: Mon grand-père est très vieux. (My grandfather is very old.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches vieux?
vieux: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.