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- [an-teek]
- /ænˈtik/
- /ænˈtiːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-teek]
- /ænˈtik/
Definitions of antique word
- countable noun antique An antique is an old object such as a piece of china or furniture which is valuable because of its beauty or rarity. 3
- noun antique 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 3
- noun antique (as modifier) 3
- noun antique any object made in an earlier period 3
- adjective antique made in or in the style of an earlier period 3
- adjective antique of or belonging to the distant past, esp of or in the style of ancient Greece or Rome 3
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Origin of antique
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; earlier also anticke (< Middle French antique) < Latin antīiquus, antīicus in front, existing earler, ancient; cf. antic, posticum
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Parts of speech for Antique
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
antique popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
antique usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for antique
noun antique
- heirloom — a family possession handed down from generation to generation.
- relic — a surviving memorial of something past.
- antiquity — Antiquity is the distant past, especially the time of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
- vestige — a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence: A few columns were the last vestiges of a Greek temple.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
adjective antique
- old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- traditional — of or relating to tradition.
- aged — You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
- historic — well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions.
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
verb antique
- cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- make like — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- disguise — to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
- gloss over — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- shrouded — a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
Antonyms for antique
adj antique
- young — being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
- modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- up-to-date — (of persons, buildings, etc.) keeping up with the times, as in outlook, information, ideas, appearance, or style.
- current — A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
- new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
verb antique
- retread — to put a new tread on (a worn pneumatic tire casing) either by recapping or by cutting fresh treads in the smooth surface.
- modernize — to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
- re-establish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- reimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- refit — to fit, prepare, or equip again.
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