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Antique

see synonyms of antique

Noun

1. antique, gaffer, old geezer, old-timer, oldtimer

an elderly man

2. antique

any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity

Verb

3. antique

shop for antiques

Example Sentences:
'We went antiquing on Saturday'

4. antiquate, antique

give an antique appearance to

Example Sentences:
'antique furniture'

Adjective

5. antique

made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age

Example Sentences:
'the beautiful antique French furniture'

6. antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passe, passee

out of fashion

Example Sentences:
'a suit of rather antique appearance'
'demode (or outmoded) attire'
'outmoded ideas'

7. age-old, antique

belonging to or lasting from times long ago

Example Sentences:
'age-old customs'
'the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Antique

see synonyms of antique
noun
1. 
a. 
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
b. 
(as modifier)
an antique shop
2. 
any object made in an earlier period
3.  the antique
adjective
4. 
made in or in the style of an earlier period
5. 
of or belonging to the distant past, esp of or in the style of ancient Greece or Rome
6. informal
old-fashioned; out-of-date
7. archaic
aged or venerable
8. 
(of paper) not calendered or coated; having a rough surface
verb
9. (transitive)
to give an antique appearance to

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Antique

see synonyms of antique
adjective
1. 
of ancient times; ancient; old
2. 
out-of-date; old-fashioned
3. 
in the style of classical antiquity
4. 
of, or in the style of, a former period
5. 
dealing in antiques
noun
6. 
anything from ancient times; relic
7. 
the ancient style, esp. of Greek or Roman sculpture, architecture, etc.
8. 
a piece of furniture, silverware, etc. made in a former period, generally more than 100 years ago
verb transitiveWord forms: anˈtiqued or anˈtiquing
9. 
to make look antique, as in the style of a former period
verb intransitive
10. 
to look for or shop for antique furniture, articles, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Antique

see synonyms of antique
adj.
1. Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period: antique furniture. See Synonyms at old.
2. Of or belonging to ancient times, especially of, from, or characteristic of ancient Greece or Rome.
3.
a. Relating to or dealing in antiques.
b. Having the appearance of an antique.
4. Old-fashioned; outdated: wore a suit of rather antique appearance.
n.
1. An object having special value because of its age, especially a domestic item or piece of furniture or handicraft esteemed for its artistry, beauty, or period of origin.
2. The style or manner of ancient times, especially that of ancient Greek or Roman art: an admirer of the antique.
v. an·tiqued, an·tiqu·ing, an·tiques
v.tr.
To give the appearance of an antique to: antiqued an oak chest.
v.intr.
To hunt or shop for antiques.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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