1. [informal] A man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
   "Her ex-husband still attended family gatherings for the sake of their children";
   - ex-husband
    
2. [informal] A woman who was formerly a particular man's wife
   "all his exes live in Texas";
   - ex-wife
    
3. A former lover
   "He ran into his ex at the high school reunion";
   - old flame
    
4. The 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
   - X, x

1. Out of fashion
   "ex attire";
   - antique, démodé, old-fashioned, old-hat [informal], outmoded, passé, passée, vieux jeu, rinky-dink [N. Amer, informal]

1. Previous, former
   "ex-wife"
    
2. Out, outside
   - extra-

Derived forms: exes

See also: daggy [Austral, NZ, informal], unfashionable, unstylish

Type of: adult female, adult male, alphabetic character, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], letter, letter of the alphabet, man, sod [informal], woman

Part of: Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet

Encyclopedia: Ex, Lies and Videotape