Adjective: antique an'teek- Made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
"the beautiful antique French furniture" - Out of fashion
"a suit of rather antique appearance"; "antique attire"; - démodé, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat [informal], outmoded, passé, passée, vieux jeu, rinky-dink [N. Amer, informal] - Belonging to or lasting from times long ago
"the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"; - age-old Noun: antique an'teek- Any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
- [informal] An elderly man or woman
- old-timer [informal], oldtimer [informal], gaffer [informal], old geezer [informal] Verb: antique an'teek- Shop for antiques
"We went antiquing on Saturday" - Give an antique appearance to
"antique furniture"; - antiquate
Derived forms: antiquing, antiques, antiqued See also: daggy [Austral, NZ, informal], old, unfashionable, unstylish Type of: alter, antiquity, browse, change, graybeard [US], greybeard [Brit, Cdn], Methuselah, modify, old man, shop Encyclopedia: Antique, Philippines |