ancient

ancient is a 7-letter English word with 16 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 16 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days.
2. adjective. Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.
3. adjective. Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.
4. adjective. Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.
5. adjective. Experienced; versed.
6. adjective. Former; sometime.
7. noun. Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.
8. noun. An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
9. noun. A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
10. noun. One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
11. noun. An ensign or flag.
12. noun. The bearer of a flag; an ensign.
13. noun. a person who lived in ancient times
14. noun. a very old person

    Synonyms: antediluvian

15. adjective. very old

    "an ancient mariner"

16. adjective. 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"

Synonyms

antediluvian

Common word forms

ancients, ancienter, anciently, ancientest, ancientness

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