Library / English Dictionary

NEANDERTAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

Synonyms:

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; Neandertal; Neandertal man; Neanderthal; Neanderthal man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Neandertal" is a kind of...):

homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)

Holonyms ("Neandertal" is a member of...):

genus Homo (type genus of the family Hominidae)

Derivation:

Neandertal (relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

Example:

aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude

Synonyms:

boorish; loutish; neandertal; neanderthal; oafish; swinish

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unrefined ((used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man

Example:

Neanderthal skull

Synonyms:

Neandertal; Neanderthal; Neanderthalian

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Neanderthal man (extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia)

Derivation:

Neandertal (extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia)

Credits