Definition of ANTIQUE

antique

Meanings

Plural: antiques

Noun

  • an elderly man
  • any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
  • In general, anything very old; specifically:
  • An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.
  • In general, anything very old; specifically:
  • An object of ancient times.
  • In general, anything very old; specifically:
  • The style or manner of ancient times, used especially of Greek and Roman art.
  • In general, anything very old; specifically:
  • An old person.
  • In general, anything very old; specifically:
  • A man of ancient times.
  • A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.
  • Synonym of antic, specifically:
  • Grotesque entertainment; an antic.
  • Synonym of antic, specifically:
  • A performer in an antic; or in general, a burlesque performer, a buffoon.

Verb

  • shop for antiques
  • give an antique appearance to
    • "antique furniture"
  • To search or shop for antiques.
  • To make (an object) appear to be an antique in some way.
  • To emboss without gilding.

Adjective Satellite

  • made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
    • "the beautiful antique French furniture"
  • out of fashion
    • "a suit of rather antique appearance"
  • belonging to or lasting from times long ago
    • "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"

Adj

  • 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  • Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
  • Designating a style of type.
  • Embossed without gilt.
  • Synonym of old (“of color: subdued, as if faded over time”).
  • Synonym of antic, specifically
  • Synonym of antic, specifically:
  • Fantastic, odd, wild, antic.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”), from ante (“before”); see ante-. Doublet of antic.

Synonyms

age-old, ancient, antic, antiquate, antiquated, coffin dodger, demode, disused, ex, gaffer, geriatric, obsolete, old, old geezer, old person, old-fashioned, old-hat, old-timer, oldster, oldtimer, outdated, outmoded, passe, passee, specifically

Scrabble Score: 16

antique is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
antique is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
antique is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

antique is a valid Words With Friends word