archaism

noun

ar·cha·ism ˈär-kē-ˌi-zəm How to pronounce archaism (audio)

-(ˌ)kā-ˌi-

: the use of archaic diction or style

: an instance of archaic usage

: something archaic

especially : something (such as a practice or custom) that is outmoded or old-fashioned

archaist

ˈär-kē-ist How to pronounce archaism (audio)

-(ˌ)kā-ist

noun

archaistic

ˌär-kē-ˈi-stik How to pronounce archaism (audio)

-(ˌ)kā-

adjective

archaize

ˈär-kē-ˌīz How to pronounce archaism (audio)

-(ˌ)kā-

verb

Example Sentences

the archaisms “methinks” and “saith”

Recent Examples on the Web Narrator Mary Lewis, raised in Newfoundland herself, delivers the book in a manner that seems stilted at first but grows more appealing as Lewis moves further into the story, with its pleasing archaisms and evocation of balked communication.

Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2020 That phrase, which may strike some young American ears as an archaism if not an oxymoron, is worth unpacking, and Amis provides readers with a pocket account of the historical preconditions of his extravagant fame.

A.o. Scott, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018 For the Latin American left, that vision has congealed into archaism.

The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017 But the main challenge for any translator is to remain true to Virgil without wrenching him into archaism or stiffness.

Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2017 Full of archaisms, the language has a neo-Nabokovian extravagance, occasionally overindulgent.

Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2017

Word History

Etymology

New Latin archaïsmus, from Greek archaïsmos, from archaios

First Known Use

1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	archaism
释义	archaism noun ar·cha·ism ˈär-kē-ˌi-zəm -(ˌ)kā-ˌi- 1 : the use of archaic diction or style 2 : an instance of archaic usage 3 : something archaic especially : something (such as a practice or custom) that is outmoded or old-fashioned archaist ˈär-kē-ist -(ˌ)kā-ist noun archaistic ˌär-kē-ˈi-stik -(ˌ)kā- adjective archaize ˈär-kē-ˌīz -(ˌ)kā- verb Example Sentences the archaisms “methinks” and “saith” Recent Examples on the Web Narrator Mary Lewis, raised in Newfoundland herself, delivers the book in a manner that seems stilted at first but grows more appealing as Lewis moves further into the story, with its pleasing archaisms and evocation of balked communication. Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2020 That phrase, which may strike some young American ears as an archaism if not an oxymoron, is worth unpacking, and Amis provides readers with a pocket account of the historical preconditions of his extravagant fame. A.o. Scott, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018 For the Latin American left, that vision has congealed into archaism. The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017 But the main challenge for any translator is to remain true to Virgil without wrenching him into archaism or stiffness. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2017 Full of archaisms, the language has a neo-Nabokovian extravagance, occasionally overindulgent. Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2017 Word History Etymology New Latin archaïsmus, from Greek archaïsmos, from archaios First Known Use 1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1 archaism noun as in modernism Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance modernism neologism colloquialism loanword coinage euphemism term expression idiom monosyllable vernacularism word linguistic form morpheme phrase collocation locution speech form polysyllable
随便看	sunk initial sunk key sunk one's teeth into sunk panel sunk relief sunk squaw sunk winding sunken sunken cord sunken garden sunkener sunkenest sunkenner sunkennest sunket sunkets sunks sunlamp sunlamps sunlands sunless sunlessnesses sunlight sunlight burner sunlight yellow