The difference between Anachronistic and Traditional

When used as adjectives, anachronistic means erroneous in date, whereas traditional means of, relating to, or derived from tradition.


Traditional is also noun with the meaning: a person or thing.

check bellow for the other definitions of Anachronistic and Traditional

  1. Anachronistic as an adjective:

    Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.

    Examples:

    "If you know where to look in the movie, you can spot an anachronistic wrist watch on one of the Roman soldiers."

  2. Anachronistic as an adjective (of a person):

    Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.

  1. Traditional as an adjective:

    Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

    Examples:

    "This dance is one of the traditional customs in the area."

    "I think her traditional values are antiquated''."

  2. Traditional as an adjective:

    Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only

    Examples:

    "traditional expositions of the Scriptures."

  3. Traditional as an adjective:

    Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.

  4. Traditional as an adjective:

    In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.

  1. Traditional as a noun:

    A person or thing.