English adjective: antediluvian | |||
1. | antediluvian of or relating to the period before the biblical flood | ||
Samples | Antediluvian man. | ||
Synonyms | antediluvial | ||
2. | antediluvian so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period | ||
Samples | A ramshackle antediluvian tenement. Antediluvian ideas. Archaic laws. | ||
Synonyms | antiquated, archaic | ||
Similar | old | ||
Antonyms | new | ||
English noun: antediluvian | |||
1. | antediluvian (person) any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge | ||
Synonyms | antediluvian patriarch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | patriarch | ||
2. | antediluvian (person) a very old person | ||
Synonyms | ancient | ||
Broader (hypernym) | golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen | ||