ancient

Plural: ancients

Noun

• A person who lived in times long past.
• 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.

Adjective

• Belonging to the very distant past.

Examples

• an ancient author
• an ancient city
• an ancient empire
• an ancient forest
• Only an ancient would remember the time before ’ZA’ was a valid word.
• She played an ancient word that sent everyone scrambling for the dictionary.

Synonyms

antediluvian, aged, antecessor, 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