Meaning & Definition of Antique in English
English⟶
Antique
/æntik/
noun
1. An elderly man
synonym:
- old-timer,
- oldtimer,
- gaffer,
- old geezer,
- antique
2. Any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
synonym:
- antique
verb
1. Shop for antiques
- "We went antiquing on saturday"
synonym:
- antique
2. Give an antique appearance to
- "Antique furniture"
synonym:
- antique,
- antiquate
adjective
1. Made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
- "The beautiful antique french furniture"
synonym:
- antique
2. Out of fashion
- "A suit of rather antique appearance"
- "Demode (or outmoded) attire"
- "Outmoded ideas"
synonym:
- antique,
- demode,
- ex,
- old-fashioned,
- old-hat(p),
- outmoded,
- passe,
- passee
3. Belonging to or lasting from times long ago
- "Age-old customs"
- "The antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
synonym:
- age-old,
- antique
Examples of using
She has some beautiful antique furniture.
Nowhere but in the world of the antique is it more obvious that many of the things that we, as individuals hold dear, are completely arbitrary.
This table is a priceless antique.