antique
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
Verb Forms: antiqued, antiquing, antiques
- To make or finish something to look old.
- 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- Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.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.
Examples
- He tried to antique his excuse for losing by blaming the old dictionary.
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, antiquate, demode, ex, gaffer, old geezer, old-fashioned, old-hat, old-timer, oldtimer, outmoded, passe, passee, ancient, antic, antiquated, coffin dodger, disused, geriatric, obsolete, old, old person, oldster, outdated, specifically
Scrabble Score: 16
antique: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordantique: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
antique: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary