MEDIAEVAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does mediaeval mean? • MEDIAEVAL (adjective)
The adjective MEDIAEVAL has 2 senses:
1. relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
2. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
Familiarity information: MEDIAEVAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MEDIAEVAL (adjective)
Meaning:
Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
mediaeval; medieval
Context examples:
Medieval scholars / Medieval times
Pertainym:
Middle Ages (the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance)
Meaning:
As if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
Synonyms:
mediaeval; medieval; gothic
Context example:
a medieval attitude toward dating
Similar:
nonmodern (not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time)
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