antique

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · old and valuable because of... antiquated old-fashioned

More disused geriatric obsolete oldster outdated

Word family

Forms antiques

Derived forms advertiqueantiquariumantiquedomantiquehoodantiquelyantiquenessantiquerantiqueyantiquificationantiquifyantiquistantiquization

Related forms ancient anticantiquaantiquarian antiquary antiquateantiquationantiquity

Etymology

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

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# 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- outdated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
- Describing Qualities
- Register & Style

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