archaic

/är-ˈkā-ik/

French or Greek; French archaïque, from Greek archaïkos, from archaios

adjective

  1. having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses

  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time : antiquated

  3. of or belonging to the early or formative phases of a culture or a period of artistic development; especially : of or belonging to the period leading up to the classical period of Greek culture

an archaic word

old ancient venerable antique antiquated archaic obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence. ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past.

noun

  1. an expression that resembles a smile and is characteristic of early Greek sculpture