ancient

  • (s) 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
  • (s) very old
    • an ancient mariner

Nouns

  • (n) a very old person antediluvian,
  • (n) a person who lived in ancient times

Synonyms

antediluvian

Words of close approximity

Ancient Greek ancient history anciently ancientness ancient pine ancients