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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. 1adjective

    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. 2adjective

    Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.

  3. 3adjective

    Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.

  4. 4adjective

    Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.

  5. 5adjective

    Experienced; versed.

  6. 6adjective

    Former; sometime.

  7. 7noun

    Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.

  8. 8noun

    An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.

  9. 9noun

    A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

  10. 10noun

    One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.

  11. 11noun

    An ensign or flag.

  12. 12noun

    The bearer of a flag; an ensign.

  13. 13noun

    a person who lived in ancient times

  14. 14noun

    a very old person

    Synonyms

    antediluvian
  15. 15adjective

    very old

    "an ancient mariner"

  16. 16adjective

    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

ancientsancienterancientlyancientestancientness

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