antique

== English == === Alternative forms === antic, anticke (obsolete) antiq. (abbreviation) === Etymology === Borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”), from ante (“before”); see ante-. Doublet of antic. === Pronunciation === enPR: ăn′tēk′ (contemporary Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌanˈtiːk/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌænˈtik/ (conservative Received Pronunciation; General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌænˈtiːk/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɛnˈtiːk/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌanˈtik/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌanˈʈiːk/ Rhymes: -iːk Hyphenation: an‧tique === Adjective === antique (comparative antiquer, superlative antiquest) 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 Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned. (typography) Designating a style of type. (bookbinding) Embossed without gilt. Synonym of old (“of color: subdued, as if faded over time”). (obsolete) Synonym of antic, specifically: Fantastic, odd, wild, antic. ==== Synonyms ==== (out of date): antiquated, disused, outdated; see also Thesaurus:obsolete ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === antique (plural antiques) In general, anything very old; specifically: An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance. Hyponym: junque An object of ancient times. (in the singular) The style or manner of ancient times, used especially of Greek and Roman art. (figuratively, mildly derogatory) An old person. (obsolete) A man of ancient times. (typography) A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness. (obsolete) Synonym of antic, specifically: Grotesque entertainment; an antic. A performer in an antic; or in general, a burlesque performer, a buffoon. ==== Synonyms ==== (old person): coffin dodger, geriatric, oldster; see also Thesaurus:old person (man of ancient times): ancient ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === antique (third-person singular simple present antiques, present participle antiquing, simple past and past participle antiqued) (intransitive) To search or shop for antiques. (transitive) To make (an object) appear to be an antique in some way. (transitive, bookbinding) To emboss without gilding. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “antique”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “antique”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === quinate == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French antique, from antic, borrowed from Latin antīquus. Compare also the inherited Old French antive, from the Latin feminine antīqua, which analogically influenced a masculine form antif (compare a similar occurrence in Spanish antiguo). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tik/ Rhymes: -ik Rhymes: -ɑ̃tik === Adjective === antique (plural antiques) ancient (relational) of the Antiquity ==== Derived terms ==== Grèce antique Rome antique ==== Related terms ==== antiquité ==== Descendants ==== → English: antique → German: antik → Hungarian: antik → Indonesian: antik → Luxembourgish: antik → Middle Dutch: Dutch: antiek Afrikaans: antiek → Romanian: antic → Swedish: antik → Turkish: antik ==== See also ==== ancien vieux === Further reading === “antique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === taquine, taquiné == Italian == === Adjective === antique f pl feminine plural of antiquo === Anagrams === inqueta, nequità == Latin == === Adjective === antīque vocative masculine singular of antīquus === References === “antique”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “antique”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “antique”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Verb === antique inflection of antiquar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative