antique

¹an·tique

adjective \(ˌ)an-ˈtēk, in verse often ˈan-tik\

Definition of ANTIQUE

1

: existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient <antique trade routes to India>

2

a : being in the style or fashion of former times <antique manners and graces>

b : made in or representative of the work of an earlier period <antique mirrors>; also : being an antique

3

: selling or exhibiting antiques <an antique show>

Examples of ANTIQUE

1. That car is an antique.
2. <their house is filled with rare antiques, including a collection of 19th-century African masks>

Origin of ANTIQUE

Middle French, from Latin antiquus, from ante before — more at ante-

First Known Use: 1527

Related to ANTIQUE

Synonyms

aged, age-old, antediluvian, ancient, dateless, hoar, hoary, immemorial, old, venerable

Antonyms

modern, new, recent

Related Words

aging (or ageing), mature; antiquated, archaic, archaistic, dated, fusty, geriatric, medieval (also mediaeval), moldy, Noachian, obsolete, outmoded, out-of-date, passé; old-fashioned, old-time, old-world, retro, vintage; durable, enduring, lasting, long-lived, permanent; ageless, hallowed, time-honored, timeless, time-tested, timeworn, traditional, tried, tried-and-true; classic, classical; prehistoric (also prehistorical), primeval, primordial

Near Antonyms

fresh, vernal, young, youthful; contemporary, current, latest, mod, novel, present-day, ultramodern; untested, untried; brand-new, unused, unworn

See Synonym Discussion at old

Other Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato

Rhymes with ANTIQUE

apeak, batik, Belleek, bespeak, bezique, blue streak, boutique, cacique, Cloud Peak, critique, debeak, forepeak, forespeak, Grays Peak, grosbeak, hairstreak, halfbeak, houseleek, Late Greek, midweek, misspeak, muzhik, mystique, newspeak, nonpeak, oblique, off-peak, outspeak, perique, physique, pip-squeak, pratique, technic, technique, Tajik, unique, unspeak, workweek

²an·tique

noun \(ˌ)an-ˈtēk\

Definition of ANTIQUE

1

: a relic or object of ancient times

2

a : a work of art, piece of furniture, or decorative object made at an earlier period and according to various customs laws at least 100 years ago

b : a manufactured product (as an automobile) from an earlier period

Examples of ANTIQUE

1. <studied shards from antique pots made by the Pueblos of the Southwest>
2. <loved to collect antique sugar tongs>

First Known Use of ANTIQUE

1530

Related to ANTIQUE

Synonyms

museum piece, relic

Related Words

artifact, fossil; dinosaur; antiquities, ruins; hangover, remains, remnant, trace, vestige

Other Archaeology Terms

Attic, Byzantine, Paleolithic, cairn, core, flint, horizon, neolithic, shard, stratum

³an·tique

verb \(ˌ)an-ˈtēk\

an·tiquedan·tiqu·ing

Definition of ANTIQUE

transitive verb

: to finish or refinish in antique style : give an appearance of age to <antique a table>

intransitive verb

: to shop around for antiques

— an·tiqu·er \an-ˈtē-kər\ noun

First Known Use of ANTIQUE

1884