middle ages

1. 1.

   the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance

   SynonymsDark Ages

   Broaderhistoric period

   Part ofhistory

Questions about middle ages

What does middle ages mean?

middle ages means "the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance".

What is another word for middle ages?

Close synonyms include Dark Ages. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.