older than the hills

A form of old as the hills — Extremely old.

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Meanings

adjectiveolder than the hills (comparative form only)
  1. alternativecomparative onlyAlternative form of old as the hills.

    Love is as old, yea, older than the hills.

    1856, “De L'Amour”, in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, volume 13, number 5, page 350
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    In the photograph you looked older than the cliché—older than the hills.

    1983 July 4, Gregory Jaynes, “At Liberty but All Keyed Up”, in Time

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
old

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with older than the hills

hillsbillsmillswillsgrillschillsCotswold HillsMendip Hillsold as the hills
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APA

older than the hills. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/older%20than%20the%20hills

MLA

“older than the hills.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/older%20than%20the%20hills. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “older than the hills,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/older%20than%20the%20hills.

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