antique

Definitions

1. 1adjective

   Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.

2. 2adjective

   Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.

3. 3adjective

   Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."

4. 4adjective

   Odd; fantastic.

5. 5adjective

   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.

6. 6noun

   any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity

7. 7noun

   an elderly man

   Synonyms

   gaffer
8. 8verb

   give an antique appearance to

   "antique furniture"

   Synonyms

   antiquate
9. 9verb

   shop for antiques

   "We went antiquing on Saturday"

10. 10adjective

    out of fashion

    "a suit of rather antique appearance"

    "demode (or outmoded) attire"

    Synonyms

    demodeexoutmodedpassepassee
11. 11adjective

    belonging to or lasting from times long ago

    "age-old customs"

    "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"

12. 12adjective

    made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age

    "the beautiful antique French furniture"