antique

About 3.45 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
2. adjective Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
3. adjective Designating a style of type.
4. adjective Embossed without gilt.
5. adjective Synonym of old (“of color: subdued, as if faded over time”).
6. adjective Synonym of antic, specifically: Fantastic, odd, wild, antic.
7. adjective Fantastic, odd, wild, antic.
8. noun In general, anything very old; specifically: An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.

Similar words

ancient age-old antiquate old-fashioned old outmoded mossback old-timer gaffer unfashionable

Often followed by

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Word family

antiqued antiquer antiquers antiques antiquing