Definition of MEDIEVAL

medieval

Meanings

Plural: medievals

Adjective

  • relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
    • "Medieval scholars"
    • "Medieval times"

Adjective Satellite

  • as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
    • "a medieval attitude toward dating"
  • characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages

Adj

  • Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
  • Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
  • Archaic.
  • Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
  • Brutal.

Noun

  • Someone living in the Middle Ages.
  • A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).

Origin / Etymology

From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).

Scrabble Score: 14

medieval is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
medieval is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
medieval is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

medieval is a valid Words With Friends word