Antique Definition & Meaning

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    • Synonyms antique American [an-teek] / ænˈtik /

    adjective

    1. of or belonging to the past; not modern.

      Synonyms: archaic, bygone

    2. dating from a period long ago.

      antique furniture.

      Synonyms: obsolescent, obsolete, old

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

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

    5. of or belonging to the ancient Greeks and Romans.

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

    7. ancient.

    noun

    1. 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.

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

    3. Printing. a style of type.

    verb (used with object)

    antiqued, antiquing

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

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

    verb (used without object)

    antiqued, antiquing

    1. to shop for or collect antiques.

      She spent her vacation antiquing in Boston.

    antique British / ænˈtiːk /

    noun

      1. 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

      2. ( as modifier )

        an antique shop

    2. any object made in an earlier period

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

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

    adjective

    1. made in or in the style of an earlier period

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

    3. informal old-fashioned; out-of-date

    4. archaic aged or venerable

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

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    verb

    1. (tr) to give an antique appearance to

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

    Related Words

    See ancient 1.

    Other Word Forms

    • antiquely adverb
    • antiqueness noun
    • pseudoantique adjective
    • quasi-antique adjective
    • subantique adjective
    • subantiquely adverb
    • subantiqueness noun

    Etymology

    Origin of antique

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

    Example Sentences

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    Sir Elton and his family are pictured next to antiques and in front of shelves holding hundreds of books, mainly biographies, giving a glimpse into their interests.

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    “Otherwise, there’s a library, a coffee shop, a dance studio. Um...We have three thrift and antique shops. And there’s the national park.”

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    Cheryl Norris, a 76-year-old who works as an independent antique dealer, has owned a pair of homes in Northern California for decades.

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    Cambodian monks chanted blessings and scattered flowers Friday over 74 cultural artefacts returned to the country after being plundered by a notorious British antiques smuggler.

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    I hardly ever find really good antiquing things there, because those are at antique stores and they’re usually pretty pricey.

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    Related Words

    • antiquity
    • artifact
    • heirloom
    • relic

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