vorsintflutlich — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ancient adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
- antediluvian adj 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.
- Neolithic adj Relating to the New Stone Age, the late prehistoric period marked by the rise of farming and polished stone tools.
Senses
vorsintflutlich is used for these senses in English:
- ancient Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
- antediluvian Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
- neolithic (informal) hopelessly outdated
ancient — full definition
- adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
- adj Very old.
- noun A person who lived in the distant past, especially in classical Greece or Rome.
antediluvian — full definition
- adj 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.
- adj Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.
- adj Of a person or thing: very old; ancient.
- adj Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.