English Explanatory Dictionary

antique

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
  2. Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
  3. Designating a style of type.
  4. Embossed without gilt.
  5. Synonym of old (“of color: subdued, as if faded over time”).
  6. Synonym of antic, specifically
  7. Synonym of antic, specifically:
  8. Fantastic, odd, wild, antic.
noun
  1. In general, anything very old; specifically:
  2. An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.
  3. An object of ancient times.
  4. The style or manner of ancient times, used especially of Greek and Roman art.
  5. An old person.
  6. A man of ancient times.
  7. A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.
  8. Synonym of antic, specifically:
  9. Grotesque entertainment; an antic.
  10. A performer in an antic; or in general, a burlesque performer, a buffoon.
verb
  1. To search or shop for antiques.
  2. To make (an object) appear to be an antique in some way.
  3. To emboss without gilding.
name
  1. A province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital: San Jose de Buenavista.

Pronunciation

ăn′tēk′ /ˌanˈtiːk/ /ˌænˈtik/ en-us-antique.ogg /ˌænˈtiːk/ /ˌɛnˈtiːk/ /ˌanˈtik/ /ˌanˈʈiːk/ /ʔɐnˈti.kɛ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mlgc1998-Antique.wav

Word forms

antique antiquer antiquest antic antick anticke antiq. antiques antiquing antiqued

Etymology

Borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”), from ante (“before”); see ante-. Doublet of antic.

Synonyms

disused outdated antiquated old antic specifically geriatric oldster coffin dodger ancient

Related words

ancient antic Antiqua antiquarian antiquary antiquate antiquation antiquity verd antique

Derived words

advertique antique brass antique car antique crown antiquely antique rose antique ruby antique satin antique shop antique store antique white antiquification antiquify antiquist antiquization antiquize antiquous late antique pseudoantique subantique unantique nonantique antiquarium antiquedom antiquehood antiqueness antiquey mantique modern antique antiquer

Translations

Belarusian: антыкварыя́т Bulgarian: анти́ка Bulgarian: стари́нен предме́т Burmese: ရှေးဟောင်းပစ္စည်း Catalan: antiguitat Catalan: antigalla Chinese Mandarin: 古董 Czech: starožitnost Czech: antikvity Esperanto: antikvaĵo Finnish: antiikkiesine Finnish: antikviteetti Finnish: antiikki French: antique German: Antiquität Greek: αντίκα Hungarian: régiség Hungarian: antikvitás Japanese: 骨董品 Japanese: 骨董 Jingpho: lak hawng Korean: 골동품 Korean: 골동 Macedonian: старина Macedonian: антиквите́т Macedonian: антика Mongolian: эртний эдлэл Norwegian Bokmål: antikvitet Norwegian Nynorsk: antikvitet Persian: آنتیک Persian: عتیقه Polish: antyk Portuguese: antiguidade Russian: антиквариа́т Serbo-Croatian: антиквѝте̄т Serbo-Croatian: antikvìtēt Slovak: starožitnosť Slovak: antikvita Spanish: antigüedad Swedish: antikvitet Turkish: antika Ukrainian: антикваріа́т Yiddish: אַנטיק
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