Stone Age

1 of 2

noun

1

: the first known period of prehistoric human culture characterized by the use of stone tools compare mesolithic, neolithic, paleolithic

2

: a stage in a human institution or field of endeavor regarded as primitive, outmoded, or obsolete

the Stone Age of information handling before computers

Stone Age

2 of 2

adjective

1

: of, relating to, or resembling the culture of the Stone Age especially in the use of stone implements

modern Stone Age peoples

our Stone Age ancestors

2

: primitive, outmoded, or unsophisticated (as in ideas or technology) by currently accepted standards

marauding mercenaries with Stone Age political ideas

—Robert Moss

using a Stone Age camera

Synonyms

Adjective

• archaic
• obsolete
• medieval
• antiquated
• prehistoric
• prehistorical
• dated
• old

Examples of Stone Age in a Sentence

Adjective

Stone Age attitudes about the raising of children.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This summer, divers descended about 8 meters (26 feet) below the waves close to Aarhus, Denmark’s second-biggest city, and collected evidence of a Stone Age settlement from the seabed. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025

Produced and sold by Stone Age Pictures and co-produced by Shagika, with support from the Karlsruhe Film Board, under the UNESCO Media City Underground Film Award. —Holly Jones, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025

Archaeologists believe these were ground into the rock, using hammers made of stone, during the Later Stone Age. —Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025

Now, new research hints at an unexpected Stone Age food. —Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 25 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Stone Age

• disengage
• interstage
• macrophage
• multistage
• alienage
• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage

Kids Definition

Stone Age

noun

: the oldest period in which human beings are known to have existed that is marked by the use of stone tools