ARCHAISM

• ARCHAISM (noun)
  The noun ARCHAISM has 1 sense:

1. the use of an archaic expression

  Familiarity information: ARCHAISM used as a noun is very rare.

• ARCHAISM (noun)

Meaning:

The use of an archaic expression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

archaicism; archaism

Hypernyms ("archaism" is a kind of...):

expression; formulation (the style of expressing yourself)

Domain member usage:

ambages ((archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action)

palfrey (especially a light saddle horse for a woman)

gildhall (the meeting place of a medieval guild)

hold (a stronghold)

hornpipe; pibgorn; stockhorn (an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone)

complexion ((obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament)

sooth (truth or reality)

muchness (greatness of quantity or measure or extent)

fardel (a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle))

alienism (an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness)

the halt ((archaic) lame persons collectively)

caitiff (a cowardly and despicable person)

simple (any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties)

meed (a fitting reward)

bosom (the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept)

air; fire; earth (once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles))

ether; quintessence (the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies)

water (once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles))

menstruum ((archaic) a solvent)

abide; bide; stay (dwell)

adust (burned brown by the sun)

dark-skinned; dusky; swart; swarthy (naturally having skin of a dark color)

thrown; thrown and twisted (twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread)

brainish; hotheaded; impetuous; impulsive; madcap; tearaway (characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation)

dighted (dressed or adorned (as for battle))

commodious; convenient (large and roomy ('convenient' is archaic in this sense))

proportionable (proportionate)

verbal (prolix)

innocent ((used of things) lacking sense or awareness)

dowerless (lacking a dowry)

amort (utterly cast down)

sublime (lifted up or set high)

uplifted (exalted emotionally especially with pride)

leal (faithful and true)

acold (of persons; feeling cold)

frore (very cold)

corroborant (used of a medicine that is strengthening)

base; baseborn (illegitimate)

curtal ((obsolete) cut short)

small (slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope)

hurling (rushing and whirling)

puissant (powerful)

heartless (devoid of courage or enthusiasm)

scrivened (copied in handwriting)

careful (full of cares or anxiety)

strait (strict and severe)

horary (relating to the hours)

meretricious (like or relating to a prostitute)

apopemptic (addressed to one who is departing)

scriptural (written or relating to writing)

empiric; empirical (relying on medical quackery)

hence (from this place)

away; forth; off (from a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete))

privily (confidentially or in secret)

brotherly ((archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner)

mellow; mellowly ((obsolete) in a mellow manner)

by chance; perchance (through chance,)

verily (truly or confidentially)

Domain member usage:

screw (have sexual intercourse with)