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Definitions for Antique

[1] of or belonging to the past; not modern.
[2] dating from a period long ago: antique furniture.
[3] noting or pertaining to automobiles approximately 25 years old or more.
[4] in the tradition, fashion, or style of an earlier period; 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] ancient1.
[8] any work of art, piece of furniture, decorative object, or the like, created or produced in a former period, or, according to U.S. customs laws, 100 years before date of purchase.
[9] the antique style, usually Greek or Roman, especially in art.
[10] Printing . a style of type.
[11] to make or finish (something, especially furniture) in imitation of antiques.
[12] to emboss (an image, design, letters, or the like) on paper or fabric.
[13] to shop for or collect antiques: She spent her vacation antiquing in Boston.
[14] 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 (as modifier ) an antique shop
[15] any object made in an earlier period
[16] the antique the style of ancient art, esp Greek or Roman art, or an example of it
[17] made in or in the style of an earlier period
[18] of or belonging to the distant past, esp of or in the style of ancient Greece or Rome
[19] informal old-fashioned; out-of-date
[20] archaic aged or venerable
[21] (of paper) not calendered or coated; having a rough surface
[22] (tr) to give an antique appearance to

Words related to Antique

ancient, heirloom, relic, antiquity, artifact, aged, elderly, superannuated, vestige, ruin, rarity, bygone, monument, obsolescent, obsolete, out-of-date, outdated, prehistoric

Words nearby Antique

antiquarian, antiquark, antiquary, antiquate, antiquated, antique, antique glass, antiquer, antiquey, antiquities, antiquity

Origin of Antique

1520–30; earlier also anticke (< Middle French antique ) < Latin antīiquus, antīicus in front, existing earler, ancient; cf. antic, posticum

Words that may be confused with Antique

antic, antique

Other words from Antique

an·tique·ly , adverb
an·tique·ness , noun
pseu·do·an·tique , adjective, noun
qua·si-an·tique , adjective
sub·an·tique , adjective
sub·an·tique·ly , adverb
sub·an·tique·ness , noun

Word origin for Antique

C16: from Latin antīquus ancient, from ante before

Synonyms for Antique

ancient, aged, elderly, superannuated, obsolescent, obsolete, out-of-date, outdated, prehistoric