Medieval — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages

as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl/.

Examples

Medieval scholars
Medieval times
a medieval attitude toward dating

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

knightly mediaeval gothic chivalric

Parts of Speech

adjective	relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages “Medieval scholars”
adjective	as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened “a medieval attitude toward dating”
adjective	characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages “chivalric rites”

Word Forms

chivalry	noun	the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
knight	noun	originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mittelalterlich

mit Bezug zum Mittelalter oder Zugehörigkeit zum Mittelalter

🇫🇷French

médiéval

se rapportant ou appartenant au Moyen Âge

🇮🇹Italian

medievale

relativi o appartenenti al Medioevo

🇳🇱Dutch

middeleeuws

betrekking hebbend op of behorend tot de Middeleeuwen

🇷🇺Russian

средневековый

относящийся к средневековью или принадлежащий к нему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मध्यकालीन

मध्य युग से संबंधित या संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

মধ্যযুগীয়

মধ্যযুগের সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

இடைக்காலம்

இடைக்காலத்துடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது சேர்ந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

మధ్యయుగం

మధ్య యుగాలకు సంబంధించినది లేదా చెందినది

🇮🇳Marathi

मध्ययुगीन

मध्य युगाशी संबंधित किंवा संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

મધ્યયુગીન

મધ્ય યુગથી સંબંધિત અથવા સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಧ್ಯಕಾಲೀನ

ಮಧ್ಯಯುಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಸೇರಿದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മധ്യകാലഘട്ടം

മധ്യകാലഘട്ടവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੱਧਕਾਲੀ

ਮੱਧ ਯੁੱਗ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

قرون وسطی

قرون وسطی سے متعلق یا اس کا تعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

中世纪

与中世纪有关或属于中世纪的

🇯🇵Japanese

中世の

中世に関する、または中世に属する

🇰🇷Korean

중세의

중세와 관련이 있거나 중세에 속하는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thời trung cổ

liên quan đến hoặc thuộc về thời Trung cổ

🇹🇭Thai

ยุคกลาง

เกี่ยวข้องกับหรืออยู่ในยุคกลาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertengahan

berkaitan dengan atau milik Abad Pertengahan

🇵🇭Filipino

medyebal

nauugnay o kabilang sa Middle Ages

🇲🇾Malay

zaman pertengahan

berkaitan atau kepunyaan Zaman Pertengahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

في العصور الوسطى

تتعلق أو تنتمي إلى العصور الوسطى

🇮🇷Persian

قرون وسطایی

مربوط به قرون وسطی یا متعلق به آن

🇹🇷Turkish

ortaçağ

Orta Çağ ile ilgili veya Orta Çağ'a ait

🇮🇱Hebrew

ימי הביניים

הקשורים או שייכים לימי הביניים

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