neolithic
Syllables: Neo·lith·icUK/ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪk//nioʊˈlɪθɪk/
neolithic adjective: hopelessly outdated. Also the alternative spelling of Neolithic.
Adjective (1)
neolithic (comparative more neolithic, superlative most neolithic)
- hopelessly outdated
- What am I supposed to do with this neolithic piece of machinery?
Proper noun capitalized: Neolithic
Neolithic
- The period of prehistory from circa 8500 to 4500 BCE.
- Holonyms: Stone Age < prehistory
- Meronyms: Pre-Pottery Neolithic, Pre-Pottery Neolithic A, Pre-Pottery Neolithic B
- Synonyms:
- New Stone Age
Adjective (2) capitalized: Neolithic
Neolithic (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the New Stone Age.
- Tokens are first identified at around the same time as the local peoples changed from a life based on hunting and gathering to one based on agriculture. The tokens, as Schmandt-Besserat says, "were part and parcel of the Neolithic phenomenon; that is, the so-called agricultural revolution." (Before...2001, Duncan J. Melville, “Tokens: the origin of mathematics”, in Mesopotamian Mathematics, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2007
- ... I was fascinated by a pair of stories about a Neolithic girl who wrote the first letter, and invented the first alphabet.2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review), page R28
Noun capitalized: Neolithic
Neolithic (plural Neolithics)
- A person who lived during the New Stone Age.
- For the Neolithics, the stone was flint, and it's still impressive to see what they were able to achieve with it.2011, Seán Lang, European History For Dummies, page 27
Also used as
neolithic is also the alternative spelling of Neolithic.
neolithic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
neolithic in Hindi
- नवपाषाण, नियोलिथिक
neolithic in Tamil
- நியோலிதிக்
neolithic in Marathi
- निओलिथिक, नवपाषाण, नियोलिथिक
neolithic in Urdu
- نیولیتھک, نیولتھک, نیوولتھک
More languagesFewer languages
- neolithic in Bengali
- নব্যপ্রস্তরযুগীয়, নিওলিথিক, নবপ্রস্তরযুগীয়
- neolithic in Telugu
- నియోలిథిక్
- neolithic in Malayalam
- നിയോലിത്തിക്ക്
- neolithic in Kannada
- ನವಶಿಲಾಯುಗದ
- neolithic in Punjabi
- ਨਿਓਲਿਥਿਕ, ਨਵ-ਪੱਥਰਵਾਦੀ
- neolithic in Gujarati
- નિયોલિથિક, નવપાષાણ
- neolithic in Odia
- ନିଓଲିଥିକ୍, ନିଓଲିଥିକ
- neolithic in Nepali
- नवपाषाण, नियोलिथिक
- neolithic in Persian
- نوسنگی no-sangi
Synonyms of neolithic
Forms of neolithic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more neolithic |
| superlative | most neolithic |
| Noun | |
| plural | Neolithics |
Origin of neolithic
From neo- + -lithic. Coined by English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system.
Words formed from neolithic
Phrases with neolithic
Words that rhyme with neolithic
Questions about neolithic
- What does neolithic mean?
- Neolithic means hopelessly outdated.
- What is neolithic in Hindi?
- Neolithic in Hindi is नवपाषाण, नियोलिथिक. See Neolithic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is neolithic?
- Neolithic can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce neolithic?
- Neolithic is pronounced /nioʊˈlɪθɪk/ (US).
Words near neolithic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: neolithic (page history and authors); Neolithic (page history and authors); neolithic (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neolithic (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neolithic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neolithic (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neolithic (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neolithic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neolithic (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neolithic (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neolithic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neolithic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neolithic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neolithic (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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