Existing before the flood (the Noachian deluge) recorded in Genesis; relating to the times or events before the Noachian deluge: as, the antediluvian patriarchs: by extension, applied to the time preceding any great flood or inundation, as that which is said to have occurred in China in the time of Yao, 2298 b. c.Belonging to very ancient times; antiquated; primitive; rude; simple: as, antediluvian ideas.n. One who lived before the deluge.n. Hence, humorouslyn. One who is very old or very antiquated in manners or notions; an old fogy.