English Explanatory Dictionary

antiquity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Ancient times; faraway history; former ages.
  2. The people of ancient times.
  3. An old gentleman.
  4. The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
  5. A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.
  6. The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.
name
  1. The period of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

Pronunciation

/ænˈtɪk.wɪ.ti/ /ænˈtɪk.wə.ti/ en-us-antiquity.ogg

Word forms

antiquity antiquities antiquitie

Etymology

From Middle English antiquyte, antiquite, antiquytee, a borrowing from Old French antiquité, antiquitet, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus. Equivalent to antique + -ity. See antique, antic. Compare with French antiquité.

Synonyms

classical antiquity

Related words

ancient antic antiquarian antiquary antiquated antique

Derived words

antiquitarian antiquitarianism antiquitary antiquitech antiquitist antiquitization antiquitize antiquitous Antiquity classical antiquity Late Antiquity preantiquity

Translations

Albanian: lashtësi Arabic: تَارِيخ قَدِيم Bulgarian: древност Bulgarian: античност Catalan: antiguitat Chinese Mandarin: 古代 Czech: antika Czech: starověk Danish: oldtid Dutch: oudheid Esperanto: antikveco Esperanto: antikvo Ethiopian Sign Language: የድሮ ዘመነን Finnish: antiikki French: Antiquité Galician: antigüidade German: Antike German: Altertum Greek: αρχαιότητα Greek: αρχαίοι Ancient Greek: ἀρχαιότης Hebrew: קֶדֶם Hungarian: antikvitás Hungarian: ókor Hungarian: ókoriak Hungarian: régiség Icelandic: fornöld Ido: antiqueso Italian: antichità Japanese: 昔 Japanese: 古代 Korean: 고대 Latin: antīquitās Latvian: senatne Luxembourgish: Antiquitéit Malay: zaman purba Malay: era kuno Māori: pāhake Māori: whakapata Māori: nehe Māori: neherā Māori: tua whakarere Middle English: antiquyte Polish: antyk Polish: starożytność Polish: starożytni Portuguese: antiguidade Romanian: antichitate Russian: дре́вность Russian: старина́ Serbo-Croatian: antika Slovak: starovek Spanish: antigüedad Swedish: antiken Swedish: forntid Swedish: antikvitet Ukrainian: давнина́ Ukrainian: старовина́ Indonesian: antikuitas Macedonian: антиквитет
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