medieval
/mɪdˈi.vəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
adj
Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
adj
Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
noun
Someone living in the Middle Ages.
noun
A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Brute force can get you into any apartment if you want to get medieval about it."
- ""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.""
- "Thank God for modern remedies: the medievals were often useless or even harmful."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₂ey-, médiéval, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mɪdˈi.vəl/
- British English: /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/
Inflected Forms
more medieval (comparative)
most medieval (superlative)
mediaeval (alternative, Commonwealth)
mediæval (alternative, archaic)
medievals (plural)
Derived Forms
Phrases
get medieval
Medieval Climate Anomaly
Medieval Climate Optimum
medieval embroidery
medieval guipure
Medieval Latin
medieval literature
medieval studies