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medieval
- /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/ UK
- /ˌmiː.diˈiː.vəl/ UK
- /mɪdˈiː.vəl/ UK
- /mɪdˈi.vəl/ US
- /ˌmɛˈdi.vəl/ US
Rhymes with -iːvəl
Where it comes from
From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).
adjective more medieval · most medieval · mediaeval · mediæval
- 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.
- Archaic.
- Brutal. Brute force can get you into any apartment if you want to get medieval about it.
noun medievals · mediaeval · mediæval
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mediaeval, knightly, chivalric, gothic, nonmodern, past, device, feudal, romanesque, premodern, archaic, middle age, outmoded, backward, bygone, ancient
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adj of or relating to the Middle Ages
| Español | medieval |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중세의 jungse'ui |
| 日本語 | 中世の chūsei no |
| 中文 | 中世紀的 /中世纪的 zhōngshìjì de |
| Português | medieval |
| Français | médiéval |
| Deutsch | mittelalterlich |
| Italiano | medievale |
| Ελληνικά | μεσαιωνικός mesaionikós |
| Română | medieval |
| Русский | средневеко́вый srednevekóvyj |
| Tiếng Việt | trung cổ |
| עברית | בֵּינַיְמִי beináimi |
adj having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages
| Português | medieval |
|---|---|
| Français | médiéval, moyenâgeux |
| Deutsch | mittelalterlich |
| Ελληνικά | μεσαιωνικός mesaionikós |
| Русский | средневеко́вый srednevekóvyj |
noun someone living in the Middle Ages
| Português | medieval |
|---|---|
| Français | médiéval |
| Ελληνικά | μεσαιωνικός mesaionikós |
noun a medieval thing
| Español | medieval |
|---|---|
| Português | medieval |
| Français | médiéval |
| Deutsch | mittelalterlich |
| Ελληνικά | μεσαιωνικός mesaionikós |
Talk about this word "medieval." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/medieval. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. medieval. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/medieval "medieval." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/medieval.Cite this
@misc{medieval_2026,
title = {medieval},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/medieval},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
