Antic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A ludicrous or extravagant act or gesture; a caper.
  • n. Archaic A buffoon, especially a performing clown.
  • adj. Ludicrously odd; fantastic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Grotesque, incongruous.
  • adj. Grotesque, bizarre; absurd.
  • adj. Alternative form of antique.
  • n. A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.
  • n. A caricature.
  • n. A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour.
  • n. A grotesque performer or clown.
  • n. A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping
  • v. To perform antics.
  • v. this sense?) To make a fool of.
  • v. To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Old; antique.
  • adj. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.
  • n. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.
  • n. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.
  • n. A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.
  • n. A grotesque representation.
  • n. An antimask.
  • v. To make appear like a buffoon.
  • verb-intransitive. To perform antics.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Belonging to former times; ancient; antique.
  • Having existed for a long time; old; aged.
  • Proper to former times; antiquated; old-fashioned.
  • Fantastic, grotesque, odd, strange, or ludicrous, in form, dress, gesture, or posture.
  • n. A man of ancient times; an ancient; in plural, the ancients.
  • n. In art, antic work; a composition consisting of fantastic figures of men, animals, foliage, and flowers incongruously combined or run together; a fantastic, grotesque, or fanciful figure.
  • n. A grotesque, fantastic, odd, strange, or ludicrous gesture or posture; a fantastic trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.
  • n. A grotesque pageant; a piece of mummery; a ridiculous interlude; a mask.
  • n. A buffoon; a clown; a merry-andrew.
  • To make antic or grotesque.
  • To perform antics; play tricks; cut capers.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. act as or like a clown
  • adj. ludicrously odd
  • n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
  • Equivalent
    strange    unusual   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    joke    jest   
    Form
    anticked    antickt   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    old    antique    odd    fantastic    fanciful    grotesque    ludicrous    caper    antimask    frisky   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Atlantic    Romantic    frantic    gigantic    pedantic    romantic    semantic    sycophantic    transatlantic   
    Same Context
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