different between antediluvian vs diluvial

English

Etymology

From ante- (“before”) +? Latin d?luvium (“flood”) +? -an; in reference to the story of Noah’s Ark (Genesis 6–9), an early episode in the Bible.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ant?d??lu?v??n/

Adjective

antediluvian (comparative more antediluvian, superlative most antediluvian)

1. Ancient or antiquated.

   Synonyms: antediluvial, old, prehistoric; see also Thesaurus:old

2. Extremely dated.

   Synonyms: dated, old-fashioned; see also Thesaurus:obsolete
3. Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.

   Synonym: preflood

4. (biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.

   Synonym: antediluvial

   Coordinate term: prelapsarian

Translations

Noun

antediluvian (plural antediluvians)

1. One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.

Related terms

• deluge
• diluvial

Further reading

• antediluvian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “antediluvian”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Romanian

Etymology

From French antédiluvien

Noun

antediluvian n (plural antediluvieni)

1. antediluvian

Declension

English

Etymology

Latin diluvium (“flood”)

Adjective

diluvial (not comparable)

1. Relating to or produced by a flood or deluge.
2. Pertaining to Noah's Flood.

Synonyms

• diluvian

Related terms

• deluge
• antediluvian
• diluvialism

Translations

French

Etymology

Latin diluvium (“flood”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.ly.vjal/

Adjective

diluvial (feminine singular diluviale, masculine plural diluviaux, feminine plural diluviales)

1. diluvial

Synonyms

• diluvial

Further reading

• “diluvial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

From diluvio +? -al, from Latin d?luvium (“flood”).

Adjective

diluvial (plural diluviales)

1. diluvial