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antic
English
Alternative forms
- antick
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?n't?k, IPA(key): /?æn.t?k/
- Rhymes: -ænt?k
Etymology 1
Probably from Italian antico (“ancient”), used to describe ancient wall paintings from classical times, from Latin antiquus (“venerable”). See also grottesco (“grotesque”). Doublet of antique.
Adjective
antic (comparative more antic, superlative most antic)
- Playful, funny, absurd
- (architecture, art) Grotesque, incongruous.
- (archaic) Grotesque, bizarre
- Obsolete form of antique.
Related terms
Translations
Noun
antic (plural antics)
- (architecture, art, obsolete) A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.
- A caricature.
- (often in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.
- 2007, Jeph Jacques, Time To Add A Cute Kid To The Cast Questionable Content Number 951
- Pintsize: Wait, don’t you want to know why I’m tied up and hanging from the ceiling? / Faye: Not really. Nighty night! / Pintsize: Shit! My wacky antics have jumped the shark!
- 2007, Jeph Jacques, Time To Add A Cute Kid To The Cast Questionable Content Number 951
- A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.
Translations
Verb
antic (third-person singular simple present antics, present participle anticking, simple past and past participle anticked)
- (intransitive) To perform antics, to caper.
- (obsolete) To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous.
- (transitive, rare) To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously.
- 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, page 70:
- She unfastened her dress, her arms arched thin and high, her shadow anticking her movements.
- 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, page 70:
Translations
Etymology 2
From anticipation.
Noun
antic (plural antics)
- (animation) A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
- antic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- antic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- actin, actin', actin-, cain't, can it
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan antic, from Latin ant?quus (variant ant?cus).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?n?tik/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /an?tik/
- Rhymes: -ik
Adjective
antic (feminine antiga, masculine plural antics, feminine plural antigues)
- old
Derived terms
Related terms
- antiguitat
See also
- vell
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ant?quus. Compare the inherited antive (from the Latin feminine ant?qua, which influenced the masculine equivalent form antif; compare also the evolution of Spanish antiguo).
Adjective
antic m (oblique and nominative feminine singular antique)
- ancient; very old
Descendants
- English: antique (borrowing)
- French: antique
See also
- ancien
- viel
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin ant?quus (variant ant?cus).
Adjective
antic
- ancient; very old
- 12th century, Bernard de Ventadour, Lancan folhon bosc e jarric
- Anc no vitz ome tan antic
- I've never seen a man so old
- Anc no vitz ome tan antic
- 12th century, Bernard de Ventadour, Lancan folhon bosc e jarric
Descendants
- Catalan: antic
- Occitan: antic
See also
- vielh
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French antique, from Latin antiquus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?an.tik/, /an?tik/
Adjective
antic m or n (feminine singular antic?, masculine plural antici, feminine and neuter plural antice)
- ancient
Declension
Noun
antic m (plural antici)
- ancient
Declension
See also
- vechi
- demodat
- versat
- vetust
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adventure
English
Pronunciation
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /?d?v?nt???/, /æd?v?nt???/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?v?nt???/
- Hyphenation: ad?ven?ture
Etymology 1
From Middle English aventure, aunter, anter, from Old French aventure, from Late Latin adventurus, from Latin advenire, adventum (“to arrive”), which in the Romance languages took the sense of "to happen, befall" (see also advene).
Noun
adventure (countable and uncountable, plural adventures)
- The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
- A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
- A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
- (uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
- (video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
- (obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
- (obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.
- (obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.
- 1895, Lord Berners (translator), The Chronicles of Froissart
- He was in great adventure of his life.
- 1895, Lord Berners (translator), The Chronicles of Froissart
Synonyms
- (that which happens by chance): fortune, hazard, luck; see also Thesaurus:luck
- (chance of danger or loss): hazard
- (risk): jeopardy; see also Thesaurus:danger
Antonyms
- abstention, peradventure, unadventurous
Derived terms
- at all adventures
Related terms
- advent
- advene
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English aventuren, auntren, which from Old French aventurer, from aventure.
Verb
adventure (third-person singular simple present adventures, present participle adventuring, simple past and past participle adventured)
- (archaic, transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
- (archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
- c. 1860, Isaac Taylor, Heads in Groups:
- Discriminations might be adventured.
- c. 1860, Isaac Taylor, Heads in Groups:
- (archaic, intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- adventure in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- aventured, unaverted
Latin
Participle
advent?re
- vocative masculine singular of advent?rus
Middle French
Alternative forms
- aventure
Etymology
From Old French avanture, with the addition of a d to reflect Latin advent?rum.
Noun
adventure f (plural adventures)
- adventure
- fortune
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