Word Meanings - ANTIQUE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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

Additional info about word: ANTIQUE

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." Spenser. 3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence." 4. Odd; fantastic. Syn. -- Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See Ancient.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of ANTIQUE)

• Ancient
• Old
• antiquated
• oldfashioned
• antique
• obsolete
• old-time
• aged
• primeval
• primordial
• immemorial
• time-honored
• Aged
• pristine
• long-standing
• ancient
• preceding
• senile antique
• Quaint
• Curious
• recondite
• abstruse
• elegant
• nice
• affected
• whimsical
• odd
• archaic
• fanciful
• singular
• old-fashioned

Related words: (words related to ANTIQUE)

• PRIMORDIALLY
  At the beginning; under the first order of things; originally.
• AFFECTATIONIST
  One who exhibits affectation. Fitzed. Hall.
• ANTIQUATION
  The act of making antiquated, or the state of being antiquated. Beaumont.
• PRIMEVALLY
  In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally. Darwin.
• PRECEDENTLY
  Beforehand; antecedently.
• OBSOLETENESS
  Indistinctness; want of development. (more info) 1. The state of being obsolete, or no longer used; a state of desuetude.
• AFFECTION
  Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. Dunglison. 7. The lively representation of any emotion. Wotton. 8. Affectation. "Spruce affection." Shak. 9. Passion; violent emotion. Most wretched man, That to affections
• ABSTRUSELY
  In an abstruse manner.
• AFFECTIBILITY
  The quality or state of being affectible.
• SINGULAR
  Existing by itself; single; individual. The idea which represents one . . . determinate thing, is called a singular idea, whether simple, complex, or compound. I. Watts. (more info) 1. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct. Bacon. And
• ANTIQUATED
  Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law. "Antiquated words." Dryden. Old Janet, for so he understood his antiquated attendant was denominated. Sir W. Scott. Syn. -- Ancient; old; antique; obsolete. See
• AFFECTIVELY
  In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.
• AFFECTIONED
  1. Disposed. Be kindly affectioned one to another. Rom. xii. 10. 2. Affected; conceited. Shak.
• AFFECTER
  One who affects, assumes, pretends, or strives after. "Affecters of wit." Abp. Secker.
• OBSOLETE
  Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive. Syn. -- Ancient; antiquated; old-fashioned; antique; old; disused; neglected. See Ancient. (more info) 1. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected;
• AFFECTIVE
  1. Tending to affect; affecting. Burnet. 2. Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional. Rogers.
• CURIOUSLY
  In a curious manner.
• ANTIQUENESS
  The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship. We may discover something venerable in the antiqueness of the work. Addison.
• AFFECTIONATED
  Disposed; inclined. Affectionated to the people. Holinshed.
• PRECEDENTED
  Having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by an example of a like kind. Walpole.
• OVERAFFECT
  To affect or care for unduly. Milton.
• MISAFFECT
  To dislike.
• ACQUAINTANCE
  1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no acquaintance with him. Contract
• ACQUAINTED
  Personally known; familiar. See To be acquainted with, under Acquaint, v. t.
• INAFFECTED
  Unaffected. -- In`af*fect"ed*ly, adv.
• DISACQUAINT
  To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar. While my sick heart With dismal smart Is disacquainted never. Herrick.
• VERD ANTIQUE
  A mottled-green serpentine marble. A green porphyry called oriental verd antique.
• INACQUAINTANCE
  Want of acquaintance. Good.