of yore
From ancient times
Of yore means from long ago, typically evoking a distant, often romanticized past: knights of yore, in days of yore.
The phrase is literary and deliberately old-fashioned, lending a storybook quality to whatever it modifies.
Yore rarely appears outside this phrase.
Very old indeed
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- oldenOf a distant past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
classical · primordial · ancestral · prehistoric · timeless · feudal · renaissance · victorian
Of ancient lore
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- fabledCelebrated in folklore
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- heroicExceptionally brave and noble
saga · chronicle · tale · lore · ballad · folklore · Arthurian · Homeric
Peacefully prosperous era
- golden daysCherished period of happiness
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- longingIntense, persistent desire
memories · retrospection · sentimental · reverie · hiraeth · bittersweet · rose-tinted · remembered
ancient
Very old indeed
medieval · classical · primordial · ancestral · prehistoric · timeless · feudal · renaissance · victorian · colonial
mythic
Of ancient lore
heroic · saga · chronicle · tale · lore · ballad · folklore · Arthurian · Homeric · Beowulf
halcyon
Peacefully prosperous era
- golden daysCherished period of happiness
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- wistfulSadly longing for something
longing · memories · retrospection · sentimental · reverie · hiraeth · bittersweet · rose-tinted · remembered · treasured
of yoremodern
Of recent times
contemporary · current · present-day · newfangled · up-to-date
of yorenowadays
In this era
these days · in this day and age · as we speak · here and now · at present