Meaning

8 senses
  1. In general, anything very old; specifically:

    An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.

  2. An object of ancient times.

  3. (singular)The style or manner of ancient times, used especially of Greek and Roman art.

  4. (derogatory, figuratively, mildly)An old person.

  5. A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.

  6. In general, anything very old; specifically:

    (obsolete)A man of ancient times.

    an elderly man

  7. Synonym of antic, specifically:

    (obsolete)Grotesque entertainment; an antic.

  8. (obsolete)A performer in an antic; or in general, a burlesque performer, a buffoon.

Examples

134 sentences
  1. This table is a priceless antique.

    Цей стіл - безцінний антикваріат. — aandrusiak

    ruЭтот стол - бесценная древность. — juritch

  2. She has an eye for antiques.

    У неї є око на старовину. — Ahha

    deSie hat ein Auge für Antiquitäten. — Manfredo

  3. She has some beautiful antique furniture.

    Вона має розкішні антикварні меблі. — uaspeaker

    ruУ неё есть великолепная антикварная мебель. — Hellerick

    deSie hat einige schöne antike Möbel. — Esperantostern

  4. We restore antique furniture.

    Ми реставруємо старовинні меблі. — deniko

    ruМы реставрируем старинную мебель. — marafon

  5. Tom buys and sells antiques.

    Том купляє та продає антикваріат. — Ahha

    ruТом покупает и продаёт антиквариат. — marafon

Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

Borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, anci

Borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”), from ante (“before”); see ante-. Doublet of antic.

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Forms

plural: antiques

Synonyms

7 synonyms
man of ancient times:ancientA2
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • an an antique
  • an antique shop
  • antique shop

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
antique — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto