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Definitions for Antics
[1] Usually antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
[2] Archaic . an actor in a grotesque or ridiculous presentation. a buffoon; clown.
[3] Obsolete . a grotesque theatrical presentation; ridiculous interlude. a grotesque or fantastic sculptured figure, as a gargoyle.
[4] ludicrous; funny.
[5] fantastic; odd; grotesque: an antic disposition.
[6] Obsolete . to perform antics; caper.
[7] absurd or grotesque acts or postures
[8] archaic an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon
[9] archaic fantastic; grotesque
Words related to Antics
antictrick, joke, shenanigan, caper, romp, dido, lark, frolic, tomfoolery
Words nearby Antics
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Origin of Antics
1520–30; earlier antike, antique < Italian antico ancient (< Latin antīcus, antīquus; see antique), apparently taken to mean “grotesque,” as used in descriptions of fantastic figures found in Roman ruins
Words that may be confused with Antics
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, anticantic, antique
Other words from Antics
an·ti·cal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Antics
C16: from Italian antico something ancient, or grotesque (from its application to fantastic carvings found in ruins of ancient Rome); see antique
Synonyms for Antics
joke, shenanigan, trick, caper, dido, frolic, lark, romp, tomfoolery