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antique
English
Alternative forms
- anticke (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”), from ante (“before”); see ante-. Doublet of antic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æn?ti?k/
- Rhymes: -i?k
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- Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.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- (out of date): antiquated, disused, outdated; see also Thesaurus:obsolete
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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 derogatory) 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.
- Grotesque entertainment; an antic.
Synonyms
- (old person): coffin dodger, geriatric, oldster; see also Thesaurus:old person
- (man of ancient times): ancient
Derived terms
Translations
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.
Further reading
- antique in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- antique in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
References
Anagrams
- quinate
French
Etymology
From Old French antique, from antic, borrowed from Latin ant?quus. Confer also the inherited Old French antive, from the Latin feminine ant?qua, which analogically influenced a masculine form antif (compare a similar occurrence in Spanish antiguo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.tik/
- Rhymes: -ik
- Rhymes: -??tik
Adjective
antique (plural antiques)
- ancient
- relating to the Antiquity
Derived terms
- Grèce antique
- Rome antique
Related terms
- antiquité
See also
- ancien
- vieux
Further reading
- “antique” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- taquine, taquiné
Italian
Adjective
antique
- feminine plural of antiquo
Anagrams
- nequità
Latin
Adjective
ant?que
- vocative masculine singular of ant?quus
References
- antique in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- antique in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- antique in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Verb
antique
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of antiquar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of antiquar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of antiquar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of antiquar
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antiquey
English
Etymology
antique +? -y
Adjective
antiquey (comparative more antiquey, superlative most antiquey)
- (informal) Resembling or characteristic of antiques.
- 2006, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, The Writing on the Wall
- She's never been in their apartment before and, no surprise, it's crammed with antiquey knickknacks from the shop.
- 2006, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, The Writing on the Wall
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