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Webster 1913 Edition

Antique

An-tique′

,
Adj.
[F., fr. L.
antiquus
old, ancient, equiv. to
anticus
, from
ante
before. Cf.
Antic
.]
1.
Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity;
as, an
antique
statue
. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.
For the
antique
world excess and pride did hate.
Spenser.
2.
Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated;
as, an
antique
robe
.
“Antique words.”
Spenser.
3.
Made in imitation of antiquity;
as, the
antique
style of Thomson’s “Castle of Indolence
.”
4.
Odd; fantastic.
[In this sense, written
antic
.]
Syn. – Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See
Ancient
.

An-tique′

,
Noun.
[F. See
Antique
,
Adj.
]
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.
Misshapen monuments and maimed
antiques
.
Byron.

Webster 1828 Edition

Antique

ANTIQUE

,
Adj.
antee'k. [L. antiquus, probably from ante.]
1.
Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; in this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome; as an antique statue.
2.
Old, as it respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion, as an antique robe.
3.
Odd; wild; fanciful; more generally written antic.

ANTIQUE

,
Noun.
antee'k. In general, any thing very old; but in a more limited sense, the remains of ancient artists, as busts, statues, paintings and vases, the works of Grecian and Roman antiquity.

Definition 2024

antique

antique

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

antique ‎(comparative antiquer, superlative antiquest)

  1. Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.
    • 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, in The Tremarn Case:
      “There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”

Related terms

Translations

Noun

antique ‎(plural antiques)

  1. An old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item.
  2. (figuratively, mildly pejorative) An old person.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

antique ‎(third-person singular simple present antiques, present participle antiquing, simple past and past participle antiqued)

  1. (intransitive) To shop for antiques; to search for antiques.
  2. (transitive) To make an object appear to be an antique in some way.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antīquus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃tik/

Adjective

antique m, f ‎(plural antiques)

  1. ancient
  2. relating to the Antiquity

Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

antique

  1. feminine plural of antiquo

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

antīque

  1. vocative masculine singular of antīquus

References

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ænˈtiːk/
  • Rhymes: -iːk

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