an·te·di·lu·vi·an ( n t -d -l  v -n)adj. 1. Extremely old and antiquated. See Synonyms at old. 2. Bible Occurring or belonging to the era before the Flood. [From ante- + Latin d  luvium, flood; see diluvial.]an te·di·luvi·an n. |
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]
antediluvian
a person who lived before the Flood. — antediluvian, adj.
See also: Antiquity
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  antediluvian - any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian delugepatriarch - any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race |
| 2. |  antediluvian - a very old person | |
| Adj. | 1. |  antediluvian - of or relating to the period before the biblical flood; "antediluvian man" |
| 2. |  antediluvian - so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money" |
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adjective old-fashioned, ancient, antique, obsolete, out-of-date, archaic, antiquated, passé, out of the ark (informal), old as the hills those antediluvian days before television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antediluvian [ˌæntidəˈluːvɪən] adj (= outdated, archaic) [attitude, view] → antédiluvien(ne); [object] → antédiluvien(ne)
antediluvian [ˈæntɪdɪˈluːvɪən] adj (liter, hum) → antidiluviano/a
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