Definition of neanderthal Neanderthal

/niæˈndɚθɔˌl/ - [neeanderthol] - Ne•an•der•thal

We found 6 definitions of neanderthal from 3 different sources.

What does neanderthal mean?

Adjective
neanderthal - relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man; "Neanderthal skull"
		Neanderthalian, Neandertal
neanderthal - ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"
		boorish, loutish, neandertal, oafish, swinish
		unrefined (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"

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neanderthal (Noun)
A primitive person or a person with old-fashioned ideas or who opposes change.
neanderthal (Noun)
Usually Neanderthal A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis .
neanderthal (Adjective)
Primitive, old-fashioned, opposed to change in allusion to the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis .

The Neanderthal (, also with, and), or Neandertal, was a species of the "Homo" genus (type) ("Homo neanderthalensis" or "Homo sapiens neanderthalensis") which lived in Europe and parts of western and central Asia. Approximately 130,000 years ago, Neanderthal characteristics had developed fully (some characteristics existed before) and by 50,000 years ago, Neanderthals disappeared from Asia. In Europe, scientists found skeletons that proved that Neanderthals lived in Europe until 30,000 years ago.