Meanings
adjectivechronological (comparative more chronological, superlative most chronological)
comparative more chronological · superlative most chronological
- Relating to time, or units of time.
He is 67 in chronological age, but has the mind and body of someone 55.
- In order of time from the earliest to the latest.
The live report lists all the events in chronological order.
1 more example
A Book of Death and Fish is about one Peter MacAulay, an unremarkable individual who has the sea and its promises always with him, experiencing the usual strains of growing up and growing old – the death of a friend, his parents, marriage and children – all set out in chronological order and divided into two books, Migration and Turbulence.
8 November 2014, Kirsty Gunn, “A Book of Death and Fish by Ian Stephen – review”, in The Guardian- films; shows; books; etc; films; shows; books; etcRelating to the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur within a story, rather than the order in which they are released.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
- Englishchrono-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishchrono-
- Englishchronology
- Englishchronological
From chrono- + -logical or chronology + -ical.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans chronologies, kronologies
- chronologiesin order of time from the earliest to the latest
- kronologiesin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Arabic مُرَتَّب زَمَنِيَّا
- مُرَتَّب زَمَنِيَّا (murattab zamaniyyā)in order of time from the earliest to the latest
Bulgarian хронологически
- хронологически (hronologičeski)in order of time from the earliest to the latest
Catalan cronològic
- cronològicin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Chinese Mandarin 按時間先後 /按时间先后
- 按時間先後 /按时间先后 (àn shíjiān xiānhòu)in order of time from the earliest to the latest
Czech chronologický
- chronologickýin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Danish kronologisk
- kronologiskin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Dutch chronologisch
- chronologischin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Esperanto kronologia, tempa
- kronologiain order of time from the earliest to the latest
- tempain order of time from the earliest to the latest
Estonian kronoloogiline
- kronoloogilinein order of time from the earliest to the latest
Finnish kronologinen
- kronologinenin order of time from the earliest to the latest
French chronologique
- chronologiquein order of time from the earliest to the latest
German chronologisch, zeitlich
- chronologischin order of time from the earliest to the latest
- zeitlichin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Greek χρονολογικός
- χρονολογικός (chronologikós)in order of time from the earliest to the latest
Hebrew כּרוֹנוֹלוֹגִי
- כּרוֹנוֹלוֹגִיin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Hungarian időrendi, kronológiai
- időrendiin order of time from the earliest to the latest
- kronológiaiin order of time from the earliest to the latest
- kronologikusin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Indonesian kronologis
- kronologisin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Irish cróineolaíoch
- cróineolaíochin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Italian cronologico
- cronologicoin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Japanese 経時的
- 経時的 (keijiteki)in order of time from the earliest to the latest
Korean 연대기의
- 연대기의 (yeondaegiui)in order of time from the earliest to the latest
Latvian hronoloģisks
- hronoloģisksin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Lithuanian chronologinis, chronologiškas
- chronologinisin order of time from the earliest to the latest
- chronologiškasin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Norwegian Bokmål kronologisk
- kronologiskin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Persian زمانی
- زمانی (zamâni)in order of time from the earliest to the latest
Polish chronologiczny
- chronologicznyin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Portuguese cronológico
- cronológicoin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Romanian cronologic
- cronologicin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Russian хронологический
- хронологический (xronologičeskij)in order of time from the earliest to the latest
Slovak chronologický
- chronologickýin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Spanish cronológico
- cronológicoin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Swedish kronologisk
- kronologiskin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Turkish kronolojik
- kronolojikin order of time from the earliest to the latest
Ukrainian хронологічний
- хронологічний (xronolohičnyj)in order of time from the earliest to the latest
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with chronological
biologicallogicalpsychologicaltechnologicalgeologicaltheologicalarchaeologicalphysiologicalneurologicalmeteorologicalsociologicaltopologicalpedagogicalastrologicalanthropologicalpharmacologicalillogicalhydrologicalimmunologicalmythologicalphonologicalhistologicalepistemologicalgynecological
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
chronological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronological
MLA
“chronological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronological. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chronological,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronological.
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