ancient

Senso (Inglese)

Adj

1. Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
2. Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
3. Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
4. (obsolete) Experienced; versed.
5. (obsolete) Former; sometime.

Noun

1. A person who is very old.
2. A person who lived in ancient times.
3. (UK) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
4. (obsolete) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

Noun

1. (archaic) A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
2. (obsolete, rare) The bearer of a flag; ensign.

sinonimi

old

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antique

aged

very old

archaic

age-old

old-fashioned

antiquated

primitive

past

primeval

former

outmoded

old-time

immemorial

olden

everlasting

antediluvian

bygone

hoary

outdated

eternal

ancestor

elder

classical

of long standing

venerable

worn out

decrepit

centuries-old

old man

original

older

feeble

out of date

frail

obsolete

primordial

primaeval

dated

belonging to the past

longstanding

long ago

early

Old

permanent

old person

first

1st

quaint

remote

rusty

secular

skillful

stale

superior

threadbare

time-honored

time-honoured

time-worn

traditional

unfashionable

very heavy

veteran

weathered

long time ago

be old

century-old

Dark Ages

very expensive

yesterday’s

obsolete article

very early

grey-headed

of the past

not new

extremely old

preceding history

belonging to olden times

not young

mythical king of Persia

of times past

fossilised

of an old type

adult

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anshent

ancestral

antigue

antiquarian

antiqueness

antiquity

artifact

at night

classic

cock

dean

decayed

dilapidated

distant

doyen

doyenne

earlier

eldest

end

🔚

enduring

experienced

from time immemorial

grandfather

gray

hubby

initiated

inveterate

just now

lasting

late

legendary

long-ago

long-standing

of old

of yore

old as the hills

old boy

old-timer

old-world

outworn

passe

passed

patriarch

patriarchal

perennial

perpetual

prehistoric

pristine

Traduzioni

ancien

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antique

antiguo

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alt

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antik

antiek

altertümlich

vieux

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ouderwets

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: auncyen

In summary

From Middle English auncyen, from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin *anteānus, composed of Latin ante (“before”) + -ānus (adjective-forming suffix). The non-etymological /t/ is by analogy with the common ending -ent.

Frasi

The ancient cry for a Holy War rang through the streets .

L'antico pianto per una guerra santa suonò per le strade.

She specializes in the field of ancient glass .

È specializzata nel campo dell'antico vetro.

It is called the Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt .

Si chiama Cappella Sistina dell'antico Egitto.

Ancient historians described the area as Raetia and its inhabitants as Raeti.

Gli antichi storici hanno descritto l'area come Raetia e i suoi abitanti come Raeti.

The area of present-day Marumori was part of ancient Mutsu Province .

L'area dell'attuale Marumori faceva parte dell'antica provincia di Mutsu.