Definition of antiquity Antiquity

/æntɪˈkwʌti/ - [antikwutee] - an•tiq•ui•ty

We found 16 definitions of antiquity from 6 different sources.

What does antiquity mean?

Noun Plural: antiquities
antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
		historic period, age an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age"
		history the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view"
antiquity - an artifact surviving from the past
		artefact, artifact a man-made object taken as a whole
		antique any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
		relic an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
		roman building a building constructed by the ancient Romans
antiquity - extreme oldness
		ancientness
		oldness the quality of being old; the opposite of newness

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antiquity (Noun)
Ancient times; former ages; times long since past.
antiquity (Noun)
The ancients; the people of ancient times.
antiquity (Noun)
An old gentleman.
antiquity (Noun)
A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc. ; an ancient institution.

antiquity (n.)
The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity.
antiquity (n.)
Old age.
antiquity (n.)
Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
antiquity (n.)
The ancients; the people of ancient times.
antiquity (n.)
An old gentleman.
antiquity (n.)
A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. [In this sense, usually in the plural.]

antiquity
an-tik′wi-ti, n. ancient times, esp. the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans: great age: (Shak.) old age, seniority: ancient style: the people of old time: (pl.) manners, customs, relics of ancient times.—n. Antiquitār′ian, one attached to the practices and opinions of antiquity. [Fr.—L. antiquitat-em—antiquus, ancient.]