different between antiquated vs antiquity

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ænt??kwe?t?d/

Adjective

antiquated (comparative more antiquated, superlative most antiquated)

1. old-fashioned, out of date

Usage notes

Said of abstract concepts (such as doctrines, notions, ideas, principles, opinions, philosophies, methods, and words), but also of physical objects such as doors and maps.

Synonyms

• backward, disused, outdated; see also Thesaurus:obsolete

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Anagrams

• aquatinted

English

Alternative forms

• antiquitie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English antiquyte, antiquite, antiquytee, a borrowing from Old French antiquité, antiquitet, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus; see antique, antic. Compare with French antiquité.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æn?t?k.w?.ti/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æn?t?k.w?.ti/

Noun

antiquity (countable and uncountable, plural antiquities)

1. Ancient times; faraway history; former ages

2. The people of ancient times.

   • That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has avowed.

3. (obsolete) An old gentleman.
   • 1633, Ben Jonson, A Tale of a Tub

     You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench.

4. (historical) The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
5. (often constructed as an uncountable plural) 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.

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Further reading

• antiquity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• antiquity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.