Definition of antique Antique

/æntiˈk/ - [anteek] - an•tique

We found 20 definitions of antique from 6 different sources.

What does antique mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: antiques
antique - any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
		antiquity an artifact surviving from the past
antique - an elderly man
		old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer
		graybeard, greybeard, methuselah, old man an informal term for your father
Verb antiques, antiquing, antiqued
antique - give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture"
		antiquate
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
antique - shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday"
		browse, shop eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"
		commercialism, mercantilism, commerce an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
Adjective
antique - made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; "the beautiful antique French furniture"
		old of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"
antique - out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
		demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passe, passee
		unfashionable, unstylish not in accord with or not following current fashion; "unfashionable clothes"; "melodrama of a now unfashionable kind"
antique - belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
		age-old
		old of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"

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Wiktionary

antique (Noun)
An old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item.
antique (Noun)
An old person.
antique (Verb)
To shop for antiques; to search for antiques.
antique (Verb)
To make an object appear to be an antique in some way.
antique (Adjective)
Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

antique (a.)
Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.
antique (a.)
Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.
antique (a.)
Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."
antique (a.)
Odd; fantastic.
antique (a.)
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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

antique
An old collectible item, which is desirable because of its age, rarity, condition or other unique features.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

antique
an-tēk′, adj. ancient: of a good old age, olden (now generally rhetorical in a good sense): old-fashioned, after the manner of the ancients.—n. anything very old: ancient relics: an American name for a kind of type of thick and bold face in which the lines are of equal thickness—Egyptian in England.—v.t. An′tiquate, to make antique, old, or obsolete: to put out of use:—pr.p. an′tiquāting; pa.p. an′tiquāted.—adj. An′tiquated, grown old, or out of fashion: obsolete: superannuated.—n. Antiquā′tion, the making obsolete: abrogation: obsoleteness.—adv. Antique′ly.—n. Antique′ness.—adj. Antiq′uish, somewhat antique.—The Antique, ancient work in art, the style of ancient art. [Fr.—L. antiquus, old, ancient—ante, before.]