Traditional vs Timeless - What's the difference?
traditional | timeless |
Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
Eternal.
* (rfdate) Young
Not affected by time; ageless.
(obsolete) Done at an improper time; unseasonable; untimely.
* (rfdate) Alexander Pope
* (rfdate) Shakespeare
Not decreasing over time in quality and appeal.
As adjectives the difference between traditional and timeless
is that traditional is of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the scriptures while timeless is eternal.traditional
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Adjective
(en adjective)- I think her traditional values are antiquated .
Antonyms
* nontraditional, non-traditional * untraditionalDerived terms
* traditionallytimeless
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Timeless night and chaos.
- Nor fits it to prolong the heavenly feast / Timeless , indecent.
- Must I behold thy timeless , cruel death?
- The cave carvings have a timeless beauty.