ANCIENT


Meaning of ANCIENT in English

n. Function: adjective

1 persisting from the distant past FF1C; an ancient monument FF1E;

Synonyms: aged, age-old, antediluvian, antique, hoary, Noachian, old, timeworn, venerable; compare OBSOLETE

Related Words: primal, primeval, primordial, pristine; forgotten, immemorial, remote, traditional; ageless, dateless

Idioms: old as time, older than God ( or the hills), out of the dim past

Contrasted Words: current, fresh, new, novel, prevailing, up-to-date

Antonyms: modern

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Synonyms: AGED 1, elderly, old, olden

Related Words: doddering, doting, fading, sinking, waning, wasting

Idioms: old as Methuselah ( or the hills)

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.