Antique: Definition and part of speech

Antique

  1. a. 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.
  2. a. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.
  3. a. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.
  4. a. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson’s “Castle of Indolence.”
  5. a. Odd; fantastic.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Antiqueness: Definition and part of speech

Antiqueness

  1. n. The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Antiquity: Definition and part of speech

Antiquity

  1. n. A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. [In this sense, usually in the plural.]
  2. n. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity.
  3. n. Old age.
  4. n. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
  5. n. The ancients; the people of ancient times.
  6. n. An old gentleman.
  7. The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.