Examples of “archaism” in a Sentence

noun An old-fashioned word, phrase or style that is no longer in ordinary use.

• The word "thou" is an archaism in modern English.
• Her poems are full of archaisms that give them an old-world feel.
• The lawyer's letter was stuffed with archaisms such as "hereinafter".

noun The deliberate use or imitation of old words or styles in speech or writing.

• The novelist's archaism made the dialogue sound like a medieval chronicle.
• Some critics found the archaism of his prose affected.
• Archaism is common in legal and ceremonial language.