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English adjective: antique | |||
| 1. | antique made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age | ||
| Samples | The beautiful antique French furniture. | ||
| Similar | old | ||
| Antonyms | new | ||
| 2. | antique out of fashion | ||
| Samples | A suit of rather antique appearance. Demode (or outmoded) attire. Outmoded ideas. | ||
| Synonyms | demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passe, passee | ||
| Similar | unfashionable, unstylish | ||
| Antonyms | fashionable, stylish | ||
| 3. | antique belonging to or lasting from times long ago | ||
| Samples | Age-old customs. The antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness. | ||
| Synonyms | age-old | ||
| Similar | old | ||
| Antonyms | new | ||
English noun: antique | |||
| 1. | antique (person) an elderly man | ||
| Synonyms | gaffer, old geezer, old-timer, oldtimer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | graybeard, greybeard, Methuselah, old man | ||
| 2. | antique (artifact) any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | antiquity | ||
English verb: antique | |||
| 1. | antique (possession) shop for antiques | ||
| Samples | We went antiquing on Saturday. | ||
| Examples | In the summer they like to go out and antique | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | browse, shop | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
| 2. | antique (change) give an antique appearance to | ||
| Samples | Antique furniture. | ||
| Synonyms | antiquate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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