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antediluvian vs oldster

oldster vs antediluvian

antediluvian and oldster both are nouns.

antediluvian is an adjective but oldster is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antediluvian Yes Yes No No
oldster Yes No No No
As nouns, oldster is a hypernym of antediluvian; that is, oldster is a word with a broader meaning than antediluvian:
  • antediluvian: a very old person
  • oldster: an elderly person
Other hypernyms of antediluvian include golden ager, old person, senior citizen.
antediluvian (noun) oldster (noun)
a very old person an elderly person
any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge
antediluvian (adjective) oldster (adjective)
of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
Difference between antediluvian and oldster

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