Archaic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹɹuːkˌeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːkˈeɪɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːkˈeɪɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹɹuːkˌeɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

a ramshackle antediluvian tenement
antediluvian ideas
archaic laws

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

antiquated primitive antediluvian

Parts of Speech

adjective	so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period “a ramshackle antediluvian tenement”
adjective	little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type “archaic forms of life”

Word Forms

primitive	noun	a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
primitiveness	noun	a wild or unrefined state

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

archaisch

so extrem alt, dass es aus einer früheren Zeit zu stammen scheint

🇫🇷French

archaïque

si extrêmement ancien qu'il semble appartenir à une période antérieure

🇪🇸Spanish

arcaico

tan extremadamente antiguo que parece pertenecer a un período anterior

🇮🇹Italian

arcaico

talmente antico da sembrare appartenere ad un periodo precedente

🇳🇱Dutch

archaïsch

zo extreem oud dat het tot een eerdere periode lijkt te behoren

🇵🇹Portuguese

arcaico

tão extremamente antigo que parece pertencer a um período anterior

🇷🇺Russian

архаичный

настолько древний, что кажется принадлежащим к более раннему периоду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्राचीन

इतना पुराना कि ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि यह पहले के काल का है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রাচীন

পূর্ববর্তী সময়ের অন্তর্গত বলে মনে হচ্ছে এত পুরানো

🇮🇳Tamil

தொன்மையான

மிகவும் பழமையானது முந்தைய காலகட்டத்தைச் சேர்ந்தது போல் தெரிகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాచీనమైన

మునుపటి కాలానికి చెందినదిగా అనిపించడం చాలా పాతది

🇮🇳Marathi

पुरातन

पूर्वीच्या काळाशी संबंधित असल्याचे दिसते इतके जुने

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાચીન

અગાઉના સમયગાળા સાથે સંબંધિત લાગે છે તેટલું અત્યંત જૂનું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುರಾತನವಾದ

ಹಿಂದಿನ ಅವಧಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ತೋರುವಷ್ಟು ಹಳೆಯದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുരാതനമായ

വളരെ പഴയ ഒരു കാലഘട്ടത്തിൽ പെട്ടതാണെന്ന് തോന്നുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁਰਾਤੱਤਵ

ਇੰਨਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਕਿਸੇ ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਪਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

قدیم

بہت پرانا لگتا ہے جیسے کسی پہلے دور سے تعلق رکھتا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

古式的

非常古老，似乎属于更早的时期

🇯🇵Japanese

アルカイック

非常に古いので、それより前の時代に属しているように見えます

🇰🇷Korean

고풍스러운

너무 오래되어 이전 시대에 속한 것처럼 보입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cổ xưa

cực kỳ cổ xưa như thể thuộc về thời kỳ trước đó

🇹🇭Thai

เก่าแก่

เก่าแก่มากจนดูเหมือนเป็นของสมัยก่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kuno

sangat tua sehingga seolah-olah berasal dari periode sebelumnya

🇵🇭Filipino

lipas na

napakatanda na tila kabilang sa isang naunang panahon

🇲🇾Malay

kuno

sangat tua seolah-olah tergolong dalam tempoh yang lebih awal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قديم

قديمة جدًا بحيث يبدو أنها تنتمي إلى فترة سابقة

🇮🇷Persian

باستانی

بسیار قدیمی که به نظر می رسد متعلق به دوره های قبلی است

🇹🇷Turkish

arkaik

o kadar eski ki daha önceki bir döneme aitmiş gibi görünüyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַרְכָאִי

כל כך זקן עד שנראה כאילו הוא שייך לתקופה מוקדמת יותר

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The primary meaning of 'archaic' is 'so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period'.

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In which domain is the word 'archaic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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