anachronous
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Chronologically misplaced: Describes something that is placed in an incorrect historical or chronological period. It often refers to an object, idea, or custom that is out of its proper time.
- Outdated, obsolete: Can also describe something that is old-fashioned or belongs to a past era, making it seem incongruous in the present.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The film featured an anachronous scene with a knight using a smartphone. (This scene is chronologically misplaced.)
- His views on management are completely anachronous in today's digital workplace. (His views are outdated.)
Advanced Usage
- "Anachronous to": Used to specify the period to which something is incorrectly attributed.
- The architecture of the building is anachronous to the 18th century, though it was built in the 1920s.
- In academic writing, the term is often used to critique historical inaccuracies in art, literature, or film.
Variants and Related Words
- Anachronism (n): The state of being chronologically misplaced, or an object/idea that is out of its time.
- The steam train in the Roman epic was a glaring anachronism.
- Anachronistic (adj): Functionally synonymous with "anachronous," meaning out of date or belonging to a different time.
- The company's anachronistic policies hinder innovation.
Synonyms
- Outdated: No longer current or modern.
- Obsolete: No longer produced or used; out of date.
- Incongruous: Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects.
Antonyms
- Contemporary: Belonging to or occurring in the present.
- Timely: Done or occurring at a favorable or useful time.
- Chronological: Arranged in the order of time.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- A fish out of water: While not a direct synonym, this idiom captures the feeling of being out of place, similar to an anachronous object in time.
- With his formal manners, he felt like a fish out of water at the casual tech startup.
Adjective
- chronologically misplaced
- English public schools are anachronistic