medieval
/ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl//mɪdˈi.vəl/
medieval adjective: of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Adjective
medieval (comparative more medieval, superlative most medieval)
- Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
- The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Archaic.
- Brutal.
- Brute force can get you into any apartment if you want to get medieval about it.1969 March 24, New York Magazine, page 58
- "Oh, what a nifty idea," Collins said dryly. "Get a bunch of angry brothers with a blowtorch and some pliers and get medieval on his ass."2003, Robert Ludlum, The Janson Directive, page 579
Noun
medieval (plural medievals)
- Someone living in the Middle Ages.
- A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).
- Thank God for modern remedies: the medievals were often useless or even harmful.
medieval meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
medieval in Hindi
- मध्ययुगीन, मध्यकालीन, मध्यकालिन
medieval in Tamil
- இடைக்கால
medieval in Marathi
- of or relating to the Middle Ages
- मध्ययुगीन madhyayugīn
medieval in Bengali
- মধ্যযুগীয়
More languagesFewer languages
- medieval in Telugu
- మధ్యయుగ
- medieval in Malayalam
- മദ്ധ്യകാലഘട്ടത്തെ സംബന്ധിച്ച, മദ്ധ്യയുഗസംബന്ധിയായ, കെെരാതകാലഘട്ടത്തെ സംബന്ധിച്ച, യൂറോപ്പിലെ മദ്ധ്യയുഗത്തെ സംബന്ധിച്ച
- medieval in Kannada
- ಮಧ್ಯಯುಗದ, ಮಧ್ಯಯುಗೀನ, ಮಧ್ಯಕಾಲಿಕ, ನಡುಗಾಲದ
- medieval in Punjabi
- ਮੱਧਕਾਲੀ
- medieval in Gujarati
- મધ્યયુગીન, મધ્યકાલિન
- medieval in Odia
- ମଧ୍ଯ଼ଯୁଗୀଯ଼
- medieval in Nepali
- मध्ययुगीन, मध्यकालीन
- medieval in Tagalog
- medyebal
- medieval in Vietnamese
- trung cổ
Examples of medieval in a sentence
- Roman and medieval football matches were more violent than any modern type of football.
- The idea that the Bible should be translated into vernaculars was explosive in medieval society.
- The attempt to marry medieval plainsong with speed metal produced interesting results.
Forms of medieval
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more medieval |
| superlative | most medieval |
| alternative Commonwealth | mediaeval |
| alternative form (archaic) | mediæval |
| Noun | |
| plural | medievals |
Origin of medieval
From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).
Words formed from medieval
- antimedieval
- get medieval
- Medieval Climate Anomaly
- Medieval Climate Optimum
- medievaldom
- medieval embroidery
- medievalesque
- medieval guipure
- medievalish
- medievalism
- medievalist
- medievalistic
- medievalistics
- medievality
- medievalize
- Medieval Latin
- medieval literature
- medievally
- medievalness
- medievaloid
- medieval studies
- medieval synthesis
- Medieval Warm Period
- medievistics
- medireview
- neomedieval
- nonmedieval
- post-medieval
- postmedieval
- premedieval
- pseudomedieval
- unmedieval
Phrases with medieval
Words that rhyme with medieval
Questions about medieval
- What does medieval mean?
- Medieval means of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
- What is medieval in Hindi?
- Medieval in Hindi is मध्ययुगीन, मध्यकालीन, मध्यकालिन. See Medieval meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is medieval?
- Medieval can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce medieval?
- Medieval is pronounced /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/ (UK).
Words near medieval in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: medieval (page history and authors); medieval (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); medieval (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); medieval (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); medieval (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); medieval (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); medieval (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); medieval (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); medieval (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); medieval (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); medieval (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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