antique B1 Topic:Time US /ˌænˈtik/ UK /ˌanˈtiːk/ See IPA manual Freq #7448 Meanings 1 adj Old and valuable because of its age and history. She inherited a beautiful antique clock from her grandmother. 2 noun An old and valuable object collected because of its age. They sell rare antiques in the little shop on the corner. 3 verb To look for or shop for antiques. The couple spent the weekend antiquing in small country towns. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · old and valuable because of... antiquatedold-fashioned More disusedgeriatricobsoleteoldsteroutdated Word family Forms antiques Derived forms advertiqueantiquariumantiquedomantiquehoodantiquelyantiquenessantiquerantiqueyantiquificationantiquifyantiquistantiquization Related forms ancientanticantiquaantiquarianantiquaryantiquateantiquationantiquity Etymology AI details Borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”), from ante (“before”); see ante-. Doublet of antic. *h₂en- Proto-Indo-European antiquus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Time Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # antique **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˌænˈtik/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌanˈtiːk/ **Frequency rank:** 7448 ## Meanings 1. Old and valuable because of its age and history. 2. An old and valuable object collected because of its age. 3. To look for or shop for antiques. ## Examples - She inherited a beautiful antique clock from her grandmother. - They sell rare antiques in the little shop on the corner. - The couple spent the weekend antiquing in small country towns. ## Synonyms - disused - geriatric - obsolete - oldster - outdated ## Derived Forms - advertique - antiquarium - antiquedom - antiquehood - antiquely - antiqueness - antiquer - antiquey - antiquification - antiquify - antiquist - antiquization ## Related Forms - ancient - antic - antiqua - antiquarian - antiquary - antiquate - antiquation - antiquity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *h₂en- - Root: antiquus ## Etymology Borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”), from ante (“before”); see ante-. Doublet of antic. ## AI Etymology Antique is borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”), from ante (“before”); see ante-. Doublet of antic. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-. ## Topics - Time - Register & Style markdown