antediluvian
A person who lived in the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis,…A person who lived in the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, especially one of the biblical patriarchs.
» The vampire was born in the antediluvian world.
Meaning
3 sensesA person who lived in the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, especially one of the biblical patriarchs.
any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge
(excessive, figuratively, humorous)A very old person.
a very old person
(excessive, figuratively, humorous)A person with extremely old-fashioned attitudes, ideas, etc., especially to a laughable extent; a fogey or old fogey.
Examples
2 sentencesThe vampire was born in the antediluvian world.
The vampire was born in the antediluvian period.
Forms
plural: antediluvians| Singular | antediluvian |
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Synonyms
33 synonyms- any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge:antediluvian patriarch
- a very old person:ancient