antiquity

an·tiq·ui·ty

noun \an-ˈti-kwə-tē\

: ancient times

: very great age

antiquities : objects from ancient times

plural an·tiq·ui·ties

Full Definition of ANTIQUITY

1

:  ancient times; especially :  those before the Middle Ages

2

:  the quality of being ancient

3

plural

a :  relics or monuments (as coins, statues, or buildings) of ancient times

b :  matters relating to the life or culture of ancient times

4

:  the people of ancient times

Examples of ANTIQUITY

1. The town dates from antiquity.
2. A palace stood here in antiquity.
3. a museum of Roman antiquities

First Known Use of ANTIQUITY

13th century

Related to ANTIQUITY

Synonyms

age, agedness, ancientness, hoariness

Antonyms

newness

Related Words

antiquation, datedness, obsolescence, obsoleteness, old-fashionedness; fustiness; agelessness

Near Antonyms

currency, currentness, freshness, modernity, modernness, novelty, recentness

Other Archaeology Terms

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

Rhymes with ANTIQUITY

obliquity, ubiquity