Antique

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period. See Synonyms at old.
  • adj. Of or belonging to ancient times, especially of, from, or characteristic of ancient Greece or Rome.
  • adj. Of or dealing in antiques.
  • adj. Old-fashioned: wore a suit of rather antique appearance.
  • n. An object having special value because of its age, especially a domestic item or piece of furniture or handicraft esteemed for its artistry, beauty, or period of origin.
  • n. The style or manner of ancient times, especially that of ancient Greek or Roman art: an admirer of the antique.
  • v. To give the appearance of an antique to: antiqued an oak chest.
  • verb-intransitive. To hunt or shop for antiques.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.
  • n. An old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item.
  • n. An old person.
  • v. To shop for antiques; to search for antiques.
  • v. To make an object appear to be an antique in some way.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.
  • adj. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated.
  • adj. Made in imitation of antiquity.”
  • adj. Odd; fantastic.
  • n. In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having existed in ancient times; belonging to or having come down from antiquity; ancient: often specifically referring to Greece and Rome: as, an antique statue.
  • Belonging to former times, as contrasted with modern; having the form and characteristics of an earlier day; of old fashion: as, an antique robe.
  • Fantastic; fanciful; odd; wild; antic. See antic, 4.
  • In bookbinding, embossed without gold.
  • n. The style or manner of ancient times, specifically of Greek and Roman antiquity: used especially of art. In this sense used only in the singular, and preceded by the definite article: as, fond of the antique; copied from the antique.
  • n. Any relic of antiquity; specifically, an example of Greek or Roman art, especially in sculpture.
  • n. The name given by American type-founders to a style of type of thick and bold face, of the regular Roman model, in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness: called Egyptian by British type-founders.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
  • n. any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
  • adj. out of fashion
  • v. give an antique appearance to
  • adj. belonging to or lasting from times long ago
  • v. shop for antiques
  • n. an elderly man
  • Equivalent
    old    unstylish    unfashionable   
    Verb Form
    antiqued    antiques    antiquing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    antiquity    change    modify    alter    shop    browse    greybeard    Methuselah    old man    graybeard   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    old    ancient    obsolete    old-fashioned    antiquated    antic   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cheek    Creek    Dominique    Greek    Martinique    Monique    Mozambique    Sikh    Tariq    Zeke   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ancient    old-fashioned    ornate    golden    oriental    costly    exquisite    Gothic    jabot    antico