ANTIQUE

antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passe, passee

(adjective) out of fashion; “a suit of rather antique appearance”; “demode (or outmoded) attire”; “outmoded ideas”

antique, age-old

(adjective) belonging to or lasting from times long ago; “age-old customs”; “the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness”

antique

(adjective) made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; “the beautiful antique French furniture”

antique

(noun) any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity

oldtimer, old-timer, gaffer, old geezer, antique

(noun) an elderly man

antique, antiquate

(verb) give an antique appearance to; “antique furniture”

antique

(verb) shop for antiques; “We went antiquing on Saturday”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

antique (comparative antiquer, superlative antiquest)

Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.

Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.

(typography) Designating a style of type.

(bookbinding) Embossed without gilt.

(obsolete) synonym of antic, specifically

Fantastic, odd, wild, antic.

Synonyms

• (out of date): antiquated, disused, outdated; see also obsolete

Noun

antique (plural antiques)

In general, anything very old; specifically

An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.

An object of ancient times.

(in the singular) The style or manner of ancient times, used especially of Greek and Roman art.

(figuratively, mildly, pejorative) An old person.

(obsolete) A man of ancient times.

(typography) A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.

(obsolete) synonym of antic, specifically

Grotesque entertainment; an antic.

A performer in an antic; or in general, a burlesque performer, a buffoon.

Synonyms

• (old person): coffin dodger, geriatric, oldster; see also old person

• (man of ancient times): ancient

Verb

antique (third-person singular simple present antiques, present participle antiquing, simple past and past participle antiqued)

(intransitive) To search or shop for antiques.

(transitive) To make an object appear to be an antique in some way.

(transitive, bookbinding) To emboss without gilding.

Anagrams

• quinate

Etymology

Proper noun

Antique

A province of Philippines.

Anagrams

• quinate

Source: Wiktionary

An*tique", a. Etym: [F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient, equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. Antic.]

1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome. For the antique world excess and pride did hate. Spenser.

2. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. "Antique words." Spenser.

3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."

4. Odd; fantastic. [In this sense, written antic.]

Syn.

– Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See Ancient.

An*tique", n. Etym: [F. See Antique, a. ]

Definition: In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases. Misshapen monuments and maimed antiques. Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

ANTIQUE

Etymology

Adjective

Synonyms

Noun

Synonyms

Verb

Anagrams

Etymology

Proper noun

Anagrams

Recent Word Finds

Word of the Day

ACRIMONIOUS

Coffee Trivia