vintage

²vintage

adj

Definition of VINTAGE

1

of wine : of, relating to, or produced in a particular vintage

2

: of old, recognized, and enduring interest, importance, or quality : classic

3

a : dating from the past : old b : outmoded, old-fashioned

4

: of the best and most characteristic —used with a proper noun <vintage Shaw: a wise and winning comedy — Time>

Examples of VINTAGE

1. <the designer's bracelets and necklaces have the vintage look of jewelry from the 1920s>

First Known Use of VINTAGE

1601

Related to VINTAGE

Synonyms: antique, oldfangled, old-school, old-time, old-timey, old-world, quaint, retro, retrograde, old–fashioned

Antonyms: contemporary, current, hot, mod, modern, modernist, modernistic, new age, newfangled, new-fashioned, present-day, red-hot, space-age, state-of-the-art, ultramodern, up-to-date

Related Words: antiquated, moldy, obsolete, rinky-dink; historic, historical, olden, traditional; old hat, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, superannuated; dated, fusty, moth-eaten, musty, stodgy; aged, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, atavistic, fossilized, hoary, venerable; bygone, erstwhile, former, late, past; forgotten, remote; ageless, dateless; timeless; anachronistic (also anachronic), anachronous

Near Antonyms: fresh, new; chic, designer, fashionable, smart, stylish; modernized, refurbished, remodeled, renewed, updated; last, latest; futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech), latter-day, nontraditional; recent

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Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail