archaism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɑːˈkeɪ.ɪ.zəm/ (UK)
- /ˈɑɹ.kiˌɪz.əm/ (US)
- /ˈɑː.keɪ.ɪz.əm/ (UK)
- /ˈɑɹ.keɪˌɪz.əm/ (US)
- /ˈaː.kæɪ.ɪz.əm/ (Australia)
Etymology
17th century, from New Latin archaismus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊσμός (arkhaïsmós, “an antiquated phrase or style”), from ἀρχαίζω (arkhaízō, “to model one's style upon that of ancient writers”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “old, ancient”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
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(countable, uncountable) An archaic word, style, etc.
In this text, the word "methinks" appears to be a deliberate archaism.
He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of archaisms, of your true decadent.
1902, Robert Langton Douglas, A History of Siena:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| archaeism | alternative, dated, hypercorrect, rare | lexicographic | |
| archaisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| archæism | alternative, dated, hypercorrect | lexicographic | |
| archaicism | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
archaist · hyperarchaism · pseudoarchaism
Hyponyms
tushery (poor and high-flown use in writing)
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (60)
eo arĥaismo (archaic word, language) · sv arkaism (archaic word, language) · ka მოძველებული სიტყვა (archaic word, language) · ko 고문체 (archaic word, language) · hy հնաբանություն (archaic word, language) · pl archaizm (archaic word, language) · ro arhaism (archaic word, language) · nn arkaisme (archaic word, language) · ro cuvânt învechit (archaic word, language) · uz arxaizm (archaic word, language) · nb arkaisme (archaic word, language) · ca arcaisme (archaic word, language) · ja アルカイズム (archaic word, language) · sl arhaizem (archaic word, language) · tg бостонгароӣ (archaic word, language) · it arcaismo (archaic word, language) · sh архаѝзам (archaic word, language) · es arcaísmo (archaic word, language) · ko 고어 (archaic word, language) · cmn 古語 /古语 (archaic word, language) · ja アーケイズム (archaic word, language) · ka არქაიზმი (archaic word, language) · fr archaïsme (archaic word, language) · bg архаи́зъм (archaic word, language) · uk архаї́зм (archaic word, language) · hu archaizmus (archaic word, language) · lv arhaisms (archaic word, language) · ru архаи́зм (archaic word, language) · ko 의고체 (archaic word, language) · cmn 古詞 /古词 (archaic word, language) · az arxaizm (archaic word, language) · cs archaismus (archaic word, language) · id arkaisme (archaic word, language) · nl archaïsme (archaic word, language) · eo arkaismo (archaic word, language) · af argaïsme (archaic word, language) · de Archaismus (archaic word, language) · grc ἀρχαϊσμός (archaic word, language) · lt archaizmas (archaic word, language) · mk архаи́зам (archaic word, language) · kk архаизм (archaic word, language) · vi cổ ngữ (archaic word, language) · tr arkaizm (archaic word, language) · da arkaisme (archaic word, language) · sq arkaizëm (archaic word, language) · ga ársaíocht (archaic word, language) · et arhaism (archaic word, language) · sh arhaìzam (archaic word, language) · el αρχαιοπρέπεια (archaic word, language) · pt arcaísmo (archaic word, language) · fa باستانگرایی (archaic word, language) · ja 古語 (archaic word, language) · ky архаизм (archaic word, language) · be архаі́зм (archaic word, language) · tg архаизм (archaic word, language) · vi từ cổ (archaic word, language) · sk archaizmus (archaic word, language) · lad arkaizmo (archaic word, language) · fi arkaismi (archaic word, language) · gv shenn-chaaynt (archaic word, language)