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Definition of Antique
1. Noun. An elderly man.
Generic synonyms: Graybeard, Greybeard, Methuselah, Old Man
2. Verb. Shop for antiques. "In the summer they like to go out and antique"; "We went antiquing on Saturday"
3. Adjective. Made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age. "The beautiful antique French furniture"
4. Noun. Any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity.
5. Verb. Give an antique appearance to. "Antique furniture"
6. Adjective. Out of fashion. "Outmoded ideas"
Similar to: Unfashionable, Unstylish
Derivative terms: Old-fashionedness
7. Adjective. Belonging to or lasting from times long ago. "The antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
Definition of Antique
1. a. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.
2. n. In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.
Definition of Antique
1. to give an appearance of age to [v -TIQUED, -TIQUING, -TIQUES]
Medical Definition of Antique
1. 1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome. "For the antique world excess and pride did hate." (Spenser) 2. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. "Antique words." 3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence." 4. Odd; fantastic. [In this sense, written antic. Synonym: Ancient, antiquated, obsolete, antic, old-fashioned, old. See Ancient. Origin: F, fr. L. Antiquus old, ancient, equiv. To anticus, from ante before. Cf. Antic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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