Neolithic

/,ni:ou'liθik/
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Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Relating to the Neolithic period: Of or belonging to the latest period of the Stone Age, characterized by the development of agriculture, polished stone tools, and settled communities.
    • Extremely old-fashioned or outdated: (Figurative, often lowercase) Used to describe something as primitive or belonging to a much earlier, unsophisticated time.

  2. Noun:

    • The Neolithic period: The latest part of the Stone Age, beginning around 10,000 BC in the Middle East, marked by the advent of farming and the domestication of animals.
Examples

  • Adjective:

    • Archaeologists discovered Neolithic tools at the site.
    • His views on management are positively neolithic. (figurative, lowercase)

  • Noun:

    • The transition from hunting and gathering to farming occurred during the Neolithic.
Advanced Usage
  • "Neolithic Revolution": A term for the wide-scale transition of many human cultures from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement.
    • The Neolithic Revolution was a fundamental turning point in human history.
Variants and Related Words
  • Neolith (n): A stone tool or artifact from the Neolithic period.
  • Neolithic Age: Another term for the Neolithic period.
Synonyms
  • New Stone Age: The literal meaning and a direct synonym for the Neolithic period.
  • Primitive: (For the figurative adjective sense) Rudimentary, antiquated.
Antonyms
  • Modern: Contemporary, current.
  • Mesolithic: Relating to the Middle Stone Age, the period preceding the Neolithic.
  • Paleolithic: Relating to the Old Stone Age, the period preceding the Mesolithic.
Adjective
  1. of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic)
    • evidence of neolithic settlements
Noun
  1. latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the Middle East (but later elsewhere)

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