antediluvian
Advancedzipf 2.08Pronunciation
/ˌæntɪdɪˈluːviən/(an-tih-dih-LOO-vee-un)
Part of speech
adjectiveformal/humorous
Chinese
极其古老的;过时的
Definition
Of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood; ridiculously old-fashioned.
Word family
- (no common derivatives)
Collocations
- antediluvian attitudes
- antediluvian technology
- antediluvian views
- positively antediluvian
Examples
- 1.His antediluvian views on women's roles in society belonged in the 19th century. (hopelessly outdated)
- 2.The office still used antediluvian computers that took five minutes to boot up. (ancient, obsolete)
Synonyms
- archaic/ɑːˈkeɪɪk/— very old
- antiquated/ˈæntɪkweɪtɪd/— outdated
- prehistoric/ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk/— extremely old, informal
Etymology
from Latin "ante" (before) + "diluvium" (flood) — before the Great Flood — from the earliest era imaginable