antique

[ an-teek ]

/ ænˈtik /

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adjective

of or belonging to the past; not modern.

dating from a period long ago: antique furniture.

noting or pertaining to automobiles approximately 25 years old or more.

in the tradition, fashion, or style of an earlier period; old-fashioned; antiquated.

of or belonging to the ancient Greeks and Romans.

(of paper) neither calendered nor coated and having a rough surface.

ancient¹.

noun

any work of art, piece of furniture, decorative object, or the like, created or produced in a former period, or, according to U.S. customs laws, 100 years before date of purchase.

the antique style, usually Greek or Roman, especially in art.

Printing. a style of type.

verb (used with object), an·tiqued, an·ti·quing.

to make or finish (something, especially furniture) in imitation of antiques.

to emboss (an image, design, letters, or the like) on paper or fabric.

verb (used without object), an·tiqued, an·ti·quing.

to shop for or collect antiques: She spent her vacation antiquing in Boston.

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Origin of antique

1520–30; earlier also anticke (<Middle French antique) <Latin antīiquus, antīicus in front, existing earler, ancient; cf. antic, posticum

SYNONYMS FOR antique

1 bygone, archaic.

2 old, obsolete, obsolescent.

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2. See ancient¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM antique

an·tique·ly, adverban·tique·ness, nounpseu·do·an·tique, adjective, nounqua·si-an·tique, adjective

sub·an·tique, adjectivesub·an·tique·ly, adverbsub·an·tique·ness, noun

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antic, antique .

British Dictionary definitions for antique

antique

/ (ænˈtiːk) /

noun

a decorative object, piece of furniture, or other work of art created in an earlier period, that is collected and valued for its beauty, workmanship, and age
(as modifier)an antique shop

any object made in an earlier period

the antique the style of ancient art, esp Greek or Roman art, or an example of it

adjective

made in or in the style of an earlier period

of or belonging to the distant past, esp of or in the style of ancient Greece or Rome

informal old-fashioned; out-of-date

archaic aged or venerable

(of paper) not calendered or coated; having a rough surface

verb

(tr) to give an antique appearance to

Word Origin for antique

C16: from Latin antīquus ancient, from ante before

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