antediluvian in Dutch
antediluvian in Dutch is antediluviaal, behorend tot de tijd voor de zondvloed, antiek — antediluvian means belonging to the time before the great flood in the Bible, or, more broadly, before a similarly huge flood in another story.
antediluvian in Dutch
antediluviaal
(biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
behorend tot de tijd voor de zondvloed
(biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
antiek
(by extension) Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.
prehistorisch
(by extension) Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.
zeer ouderwets
Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
What does "antediluvian" mean?
- adj Belonging to the time before the great flood in the Bible, or, more broadly, before a similarly huge flood in another story.
- adj Describing plants or animals that died out long ago; prehistoric.
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adj Extremely old; ancient.
"The air inside smelled antediluvian, regal somehow, with traces of pipe tobacco, tea leaves, cooking sherry, and the earthen aroma of stone architecture."
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adj So out of date that it seems almost laughably old-fashioned.
"Those ideas are antediluvian."
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antediluvian in a sentence
- The air inside smelled antediluvian, regal somehow, with traces of pipe tobacco, tea leaves, cooking sherry, and the earthen aroma of stone architecture.
- Those ideas are antediluvian.
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What is "antediluvian" in Dutch?
"antediluvian" in Dutch is antediluviaal, behorend tot de tijd voor de zondvloed, antiek. antediluvian means: Belonging to the time before the great flood in the Bible, or, more broadly, before a similarly huge flood in another story.
Are there other ways to say "antediluvian" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 5 translations listed for "antediluvian": antediluviaal, behorend tot de tijd voor de zondvloed, antiek, prehistorisch, zeer ouderwets.
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