Ancient meaning

What does “ancient” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“ancient” is a noun and adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a very old person.

ancient

noun

  1. a very old person

    Synonymsantediluvian
  2. a person who lived in ancient times

adjective

  1. 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”

  2. very old

    “an ancient mariner”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University