antique

antique

belonging to the past; bygone; archaic

Not to be confused with:

antic – a prank; playful trick; caper; ludicrous, funny

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an·tique

 (ăn-tēk′)

adj.

1. Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period: antique furniture. See Synonyms at old.

2. Of or belonging to ancient times, especially of, from, or characteristic of ancient Greece or Rome.

3.

a. Relating to or dealing in antiques.

b. Having the appearance of an antique.

4. Old-fashioned; outdated: wore a suit of rather antique appearance.

n.

1. 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.

2. The style or manner of ancient times, especially that of ancient Greek or Roman art: an admirer of the antique.

v. an·tiqued, an·tiqu·ing, an·tiques

v.tr.

To give the appearance of an antique to: antiqued an oak chest.

v.intr.

To hunt or shop for antiques.

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[French, from Latin antīquus; see ant- in Indo-European roots.]

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an·tique′ly adv.

an·tique′ness n.

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antique

(ænˈtiːk)

n

1. (Antiques)

a. 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

b. (as modifier): an antique shop.

2. (Antiques) any object made in an earlier period

3. (Art Terms) the antique the style of ancient art, esp Greek or Roman art, or an example of it

adj

4. (Antiques) made in or in the style of an earlier period

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

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 informal old-fashioned; out-of-date

7. archaic aged or venerable

8. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (of paper) not calendered or coated; having a rough surface

vb

(Antiques) (tr) to give an antique appearance to

[C16: from Latin antīquus ancient, from ante before]

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an•tique

(ænˈtik)

adj., n., v. -tiqued, -ti•quing. adj.

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

2. dating from a period long ago: antique furniture.

3. in the tradition or style of an earlier period.

4. 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.

n.

8. a piece of furniture, decorative object, or work of art produced in a former period, or, according to U.S. customs laws, 100 years before date of purchase.

9. the antique style, usu. Greek or Roman, esp. in art.

v.t.

10. to finish or treat so as to give an antique appearance.

v.i.

11. to shop for or collect antiques.

[1520–30; < Middle French < Latin antīquus, antīcus, existing earlier, ancient, derivative of ante; see ante-]

an•tique′ly, adv.

an•tique′ness, n.

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antique

Past participle: antiqued
Gerund: antiquing

Imperative

antique

antique

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	antique - an elderly man       gaffer, old geezer, oldtimer, old-timer graybeard, greybeard, old man, Methuselah - a man who is very old
	2.	antique - any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity antiquity - an artifact surviving from the past
Verb	1.	antique - shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) browse, shop - shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
	2.	antique - give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture" antiquate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Adj.	1.	antique - made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; "the beautiful antique French furniture" old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
	2.	antique - out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" demode, ex, old-fashioned, outmoded, passe, passee, old-hat unfashionable, unstylish - not in accord with or not following current fashion; "unfashionable clothes"; "melodrama of a now unfashionable kind"
	3.	antique - belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness" age-old old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"

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antique

noun

1. period piece, relic, bygone, heirloom, collector's item, museum piece, object of virtu a genuine antique

adjective

1. vintage, classic, antiquarian, olden antique silver jewellery

2. old-fashioned, old, aged, ancient, remote, elderly, primitive, outdated, obsolete, archaic, bygone, primordial, primeval, immemorial, superannuated Their aim is to break taboos and change antique laws.

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antique

adjective

1. Of a style or method formerly in vogue:

antiquated, archaic, bygone, dated, dowdy, fusty, old, old-fashioned, old-time, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, passé, vintage.

2. Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past:

age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, archaic, hoary, old, olden, old-time, timeworn, venerable.

Idioms: old as Methuselah, old as the hills.

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Translations

(دُكّان (أثَرِيَّات قَديمَهأَثَر قَدِيـمأثَر قَديمطِراز قَديمعَتيق

starožitnoststarožitnýstarýstaromódnístarožitnický

antikvitetantikvitetshandelgammelgammel tinggammeldags

antikAntiquität

αντίκα

antigüedadantiguode épocaanticuado

antiikki

antiquitéantiqueancien

antikvitetantički

antikrégiségrégiségekkel foglalkozóantikvitásrégimódi

forn; gamaldagsforngripa-forngripurfrá fyrra stíltímabili

anticopezzo d'antiquariatotempi passatiantichità

骨董品

골동품

antikaantikvarinissenamadissenienasenõs laidos

antīkas lietasantīksantikvārssensvecmodīgs

antiekantiquiteit

antikvitetgammel tingveteranantikkantikvert

antykantyczny

antiguidade

антиквариатантичныйстаринная вещьстаринныйантикварный

starožitníckystarožitnosťstarožitný

starinski

antikvitet

ของเก่า

antikaantika eşyaantikacıeski modamodası geçmiş

đồ cổ

古董古式的古时的古玩的

antique

[ænˈtiːk]

A. ADJ

1. [furniture, vase] → de época; [bracelet] → antiguo

2. (= ancient) → antiguo, de la antigüedad (pej) → anticuado

B. N → antigüedad f

C. CPD antique dealer N → anticuario/a m/f
antique shop N → tienda f de antigüedades

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antique

[ænˈtiːk]

n (ornament or other object) → objet m ancien; (piece of furniture) → meuble m ancien antique dealer, antique shop, antiques fair

adj → ancien(ne); (pre-mediaeval) → antique

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antique

adj → antik; antique pine → Kiefer f → antik

n → Antiquität f

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antique

:

antique dealer

n → Antiquitätenhändler(in) m(f)

antique(s) fair

n → Antiquitätenmesse f

antique shop

n → Antiquitätengeschäft nt → or -laden m

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antique

[ænˈtiːk]

1. adj (furniture) → antico/a, d'epoca

2. n → oggetto antico, pezzo d'antiquariato antiques npl → antichità f inv
he deals in antiques → commercia in antiquariato

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antique

(ӕnˈtiːk) adjective

1. old and usually valuable. an antique chair. antiek عَتيق старинен antigo starožitný antik antik; gammel αντίκαantiguo antiikne عتیقه antiikkinen ancienעתיק पुरातन antikni antik antik frá fyrra stíltímabili antico 時代ものの 골동의 senoviškas antīks antik antiekantikk, gammelzabytkowy پخوانی آثار antigo vechi (şi valoros) антикварный starožitný starinski starinski antik ซึ่งเป็นของโบราณและมีค่า antika 古老並且珍貴的 старовинний, антикварний پرانا اور قیمتی cổ xưa 古时的

2. old or old-fashioned. That car is positively antique. antiek طِراز قَديم старомоден velho starý, staromódní antik gammeldags; antikveret; veteran(bil) παμπάλαιοςanticuado vanaaegne قدیمی؛ از مد افتاده vanhanaikainen antiqueעתיק प्राचीन staromodan régimódi kuno forn; gamaldags antico 旧式な 구식의 senas, senovinis sens; vecmodīgs fasyen lama oudgammeldags, antikvert, veteranprzestarzały, antyczny پخوانی velho demodat старомодный; допотопный starý, staromódny staromoden zastareo gammal, gammaldags ซึ่งเป็นของเก่า eski moda, modası geçmiş 舊式的，過時的 старомодний, архаїчний قدیم ، پرانی وضع کا cổ 古式的

3. (of a shop etc) dealing in antiques. an antique business. antiekhede-verwant (دُكّان (أثَرِيَّات قَديمَه антикварен antiquário starožitnický Antiquitäten... antikvitetshandel που ασχολείται με αντίκες de antigüedades antiigi- عتیقه antiikkiliike d'antiquitésעתיקות पुरानी एवं ऐतिहासिक वस्तुओं का कारोबार करने वाला antikni régiségekkel foglalkozó barang antik forngripa- d'antiquariato 骨董品の 골동품을 거래하는 antikvarinis antikvārs antik antiek-antikvitetshandelantykwaryczny پخوانی آثار loja de antiguidades de antichităţi антикварный starožitnícky antikvaren antikvaran antikvitets- เกี่ยวกับของโบราณ antikacı 古玩的 антикварний پرانی اشیاء کی دوکان đồ cổ 古玩的

noun

something made long ago (usually more than a hundred years ago) which is valuable or interesting. He collects antiques. antiekhede أثَر قَديم древен antiguidade starožitnost die Antiquität antikvitet; gammel ting αντίκαantigüedad antiikese عتیقه muinaisesine antiquitésעתיקות पुरानी मूल्यवान चीजें starina régiség barang antik forngripur pezzo d'antiquariato 骨董品 골동품 seniena antīkas lietas barangan lama antiekantikvitet, gammel tingantyk پخوانی آثار antiguidade antichităţi антиквариат starožitnosť starine antikvitet antikvitet โบราณวัตถุ antika eşya 古董 старовинна річ, антикваріат کہنہ ، عتیق đồ cổ 古董

antiquated (ˈӕntikweitid) adjective

old or out of fashion. an antiquated car. verouderd قَديم، عَتيق ретро antiquado starý, zastaralý altmodisch gammeldags; forældet απαρχαιωμένοςanticuado, pasado de moda vanamoeline قدیمی؛ از مد افتاده vanha vieillotעתיק, מיושן पुराना staromodan ósdi kuno gamaldags; úr sér genginn antiquato 時代遅れの 낡은 senas, senos laidos, senamadis senlaicīgs; novecojis; vecmodīgs manjadi antik ouderwetsgammeldags, foreldetprzestarzały پخوانی antiquado vechi устарелый zastaraný staromoden, zastarel zastareo föråldrad, antikverad เก่าแก่ modası geçmiş, çok eski 過時的 старомодний متروک ، بے کار cũ kỹ 过时的

antiquity (ӕnˈtikwəti) noun

1. ancient times, especially those of the ancient Greeks and Romans. the gods and heroes of antiquity. vervloë dae العُصُور القَديمَة الرُّومانِيَّة وَاليونانِيَّة античност antiguidade starověk das Altertum antikken; oldtiden αρχαιότηταantigüedad antiikaeg تاریخ باستان muinaisaika antiquité יְמֶי קֶדֶם पुराकाल antika az ókor kuno, zaman purbakala fornöld antichità 古代 고대 senovė, antika antīkā pasaule keantikan oudheidantikken, oldtidastarożytność تیری زمانی antiguidade antichitate античность starovek stari vek antika antiken, forntiden โบราณกาล eski çağlar 古代 класична стародавність, античність سلف ، اگلے وقت کے thời cổ 古代

2. great age. a statue of great antiquity. antikwiteit مِن العَصْر القَديم древен antiguidade pravěk das Alter ælde; fra gammel tid παλαιότητα antigüedad antiiksus بسیار کهنسال suuri aikakausi très ancien יְמֶי קֶדֶם पुराकाल antika ősrégi tua sekali ævaforn antichità 大昔 고전 양식 senumas senatne zaman kegemilangan ouderdomelde, fra eldgammel tid starożytność ډیر زوړ antiguidade ve­chi­me древность pravek starost starina uråldrighet โบราณกาล eskilik, antikalık 古老 старовина; стародавність اچھے زمانے thời xa xưa 时代

3. (plural anˈtiquities) something remaining from ancient times (eg a statue, a vase). Roman antiquities. antieke stuk آثار مِن العُصور القَديمَة антики antiguidade starověké památky die Altertümer fortidsminder; oldsager; antikviteter αρχαία, αρχαιότητεςantigüedad muinasesemed آثار عهد عتیق muinaismuisto antiquitéעתיקות पुरावशेष antikvitet antikvitás antik fornmunir antichità 古代の遺物 유물 senienos, senovės liekanos senlietas barangan antik antiquiteitfornminner, oldsaker staroć, antyk د پخوانی زمانی آثار antiguidade antichităţi; obiect (de artă) vechi реликвии staroveká pamiatka antične umetnine antikvitet fornlämning, antikvitet ของโบราณ eski eserler 古物，古董 старожитності قدیم اشیاء đồ cổ 古物

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antique

→ أَثَر قَدِيـم starožitnost antikvitet Antiquität αντίκα antigüedad antiikki antiquité antikvitet antichità 骨董品 골동품 antiquiteit antikvitet antyk antiguidade старинная вещь antikvitet ของเก่า antika đồ cổ 古董

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