'Classical' definitions:
Definition of 'classical'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery" [syn: classical, classic] [ant: nonclassical]
adjective
Of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" [syn: authoritative, classical, classic, definitive]
adjective
Of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome; " a classical scholar"
adjective
(language) having the form used by ancient standard authors; "classical Greek
adjective
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classical [syn: classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic]
noun
Traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste [syn: classical music, classical, serious music]
Definition of 'Classical'
From: GCIDE
- Classic \Clas"sic\ (kl[a^]s"s[i^]k), Classical \Clas"sic*al\, a. [L. classicus relating to the classes of the Roman people, and especially to the frist class; hence, of the first rank, superior, from classis class: cf. F. classique. See Class, n.]
- 1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art. [1913 Webster]
- Give, as thy last memorial to the age, One classic drama, and reform the stage. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical author on this subject [Roman weights and coins]. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds. [1913 Webster]
- Though throned midst Latium's classic plains. --Mrs. Hemans. [1913 Webster]
- The epithet classical, as applied to ancient authors, is determined less by the purity of their style than by the period at which they wrote. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
- He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style. [1913 Webster]
- Classical, provincial, and national synods. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- Classicals orders. (Arch.) See under Order. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'classical'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- aesthetic,
- antediluvian,
- antiquated,
- antique,
- archaic,
- archetypical,
- arrant,
- artistic,
- Attic,
- authoritative,
- belletristic,
- capital,
- champion,
- chaste,
- choice,
- Ciceronian,
- classic,
- clear,
- common,
- commonplace,
- complete,
- consummate,
- crass,
- decided,
- definitive,
- developed,
- direct,
- downright,
- easy,
- egregious,
- elegant,
- established,
- everyday,
- excellent,
- exemplary,
- expert,
- famous,
- fine,
- finished,
- flagrant,
- fossil,
- fossilized,
- fully developed,
- garden,
- garden-variety,
- glaring,
- Gothic,
- graceful,
- gracile,
- Greek,
- gross,
- grown old,
- homely,
- homespun,
- household,
- ideal,
- in good taste,
- influential,
- intolerable,
- Latin,
- limpid,
- literary,
- lucid,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- matter-of-fact,
- mature,
- matured,
- medieval,
- mid-Victorian,
- model,
- natural,
- neat,
- nondescript,
- of choice,
- of other times,
- of quality,
- old-world,
- ordinary,
- out-and-out,
- outright,
- paradigmatic,
- pellucid,
- perfect,
- perfected,
- perspicuous,
- petrified,
- plain,
- pleasing,
- polished,
- positive,
- precedential,
- precious,
- prime,
- proficient,
- profound,
- pronounced,
- proper,
- prosaic,
- prosy,
- prototypal,
- pure,
- pure and simple,
- quiet,
- quintessential,
- rank,
- refined,
- regular,
- representative,
- restrained,
- ripe,
- ripened,
- Roman,
- round,
- serious,
- shattering,
- shocking,
- simple,
- standard,
- stark,
- stark-staring,
- straightforward,
- subdued,
- superannuated,
- superior,
- superlative,
- surpassing,
- tasteful,
- terse,
- the veriest,
- thorough,
- thoroughgoing,
- top,
- top-notch,
- total,
- traditional,
- trim,
- typical,
- unaffected,
- unbearable,
- unconscionable,
- undeniable,
- understated,
- unequivocal,
- unlabored,
- unmitigated,
- unobtrusive,
- unqualified,
- unrelieved,
- unspoiled,
- utter,
- Victorian,
- weighty,
- well-chosen,
- workaday,
- workday
Words containing 'Classical'
- Classic,
- Classicalism,
- Classicality,
- Classically,
- Classicalness,
- Classicism,
- classicize,
- classics,
- Classicals orders,
- classic hemochromatosis,
- classical Sanskrit,
- classical architecture,
- classical ballet,
- classical conditioning,
- classical greek,
- classical haemophilia,
- classical hemophilia,
- classical latin,
- classical mechanics,
- classical music,
- classical mythology,
- classical scholar,
- classical style,
- Classical tripos examination