ancient

Meanings

Plural: ancients

Noun

• a very old person
• a person who lived in ancient times
• A person who is very old.
• A person who lived in ancient times.
• One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
• A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
• A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
• The bearer of a flag; ensign.

Adjective Satellite

• belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
  • "ancient history"
  • "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"
  • "ancient Greece"
• very old
  • "an ancient mariner"

Adj

• Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
• Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
• Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
• Experienced; versed.
• Former; sometime.

Synonyms

aged, antecessor, antediluvian, antique, eldern, forerunner, geriatric, hoary, old, old person, oldster, predecessor, senior citizen

Antonyms

modern

Related Words

antic, antiquarian, antiquary, antiquated, antique, antiquity

Anagrams of ancient