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Flintstonian

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /flɪntˈstəʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /flɪntˈstoʊ.ni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Outdated or no longer in vogue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • My bike is Flintstonian but it gets me around.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Preferring the customs of earlier times.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • You can't stay the night: my parents are a bit Flintstonian.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Evoking the Flintstones cartoon series.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The brakes on my bike failed, so I had to come to a Flintstonian stop, that is, by dragging my feet on the pavement.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

After The Flintstones, an animated American television sitcom of the 1960s, set in the Stone Age; + -ian.