antediluvian in Finnish
antediluvian in Finnish is antediluviaaninen, antediluviaani, vedenpaisumusta edeltävä — 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 Finnish
antediluviaaninen
(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.
antediluviaani
(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.
vedenpaisumusta edeltävä
(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.
aataminaikainen
antediluviaani
(biblical) A person who lived in the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, especially one of the biblical patriarchs.
fossiili
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adj So out of date that it seems almost laughably old-fashioned.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 Finnish?
"antediluvian" in Finnish is antediluviaaninen, antediluviaani, vedenpaisumusta edeltävä. 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 Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 5 translations listed for "antediluvian": antediluviaaninen, antediluviaani, vedenpaisumusta edeltävä, aataminaikainen, fossiili.
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