English adjective: medieval | |||
1. | medieval relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages | ||
Samples | Medieval scholars. Medieval times. | ||
Synonyms | mediaeval | ||
2. | medieval as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened | ||
Samples | A medieval attitude toward dating. | ||
Synonyms | gothic, mediaeval | ||
Similar | nonmodern | ||
Antonyms | modern | ||
3. | medieval characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages | ||
Samples | Chivalric rites. The knightly years. | ||
Synonyms | chivalric, knightly | ||
Similar | past | ||
Antonyms | future, present | ||