antediluvian

an·te·di·lu·vi·an  (nt-d-lv-n)

adj.

1. Extremely old and antiquated. See Synonyms at old.

2. Bible Occurring or belonging to the era before the Flood.

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[From ante- + Latin dluvium, flood; see diluvial.]

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ante·di·luvi·an n.

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antediluvian [ˌæntɪdɪˈluːvɪən -daɪ-]

adj

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) belonging to the ages before the biblical Flood (Genesis 7, 8)

2. old-fashioned or antiquated

n

an antediluvian person or thing

[from ante- + Latin dīluvium flood]

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antediluvian

a person who lived before the Flood. — antediluvian, adj.

See also: Antiquity

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	antediluvian - any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge antediluvian patriarch patriarch - any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
	2.	antediluvian - a very old person                     ancient golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen - an elderly person
Adj.	1.	antediluvian - of or relating to the period before the biblical flood; "antediluvian man" antediluvial
	2.	antediluvian - so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws" antiquated, archaic old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"

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antediluvian

adjective old-fashioned, ancient, antique, obsolete, out-of-date, archaic, antiquated, passé, out of the ark (informal), old as the hills those antediluvian days before television

Translations

antediluvian [ˈæntɪdɪˈluːvɪən] ADJ (Rel, fig) → antediluviano

antediluvian [ˌæntidəˈluːvɪən] adj (= outdated, archaic) [attitude, view] → antédiluvien(ne); [object] → antédiluvien(ne)

antediluvian [ˈæntɪdɪˈluːvɪən] adj (liter, hum) → antidiluviano/a