Meanings
comparative more achronic · superlative most achronic
- Timeless.
Enlightenment quarrels between pro-Frankish and pro-Gaulish factions were now a political curio, and only ancient Rome and Greece – so far removed in time and space that they seemed both utopian and achronic – provided any sort of positive historical referent.
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 522Synonyms: atemporal
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveTimeless.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Englisha-
- Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
- Ancient Greekχρονικός (khronikós)
- Latinchronicus
- Old Frenchcronike
- Englishchronical
- Englishchronic
- Englishachronic
Translations
Polish achroniczny
- achronicznyastronomy
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
achronic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achronic
“achronic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achronic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achronic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achronic.
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