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Word Meanings - ANTIQUE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome. For the antique world excess and pride did hate. Spenser. 2. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern

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1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome. For the antique world excess and pride did hate. Spenser. 2. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. "Antique words." Spenser. 3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence." 4. Odd; fantastic. Syn. -- Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See Ancient.

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  • PRIMORDIALLY
    At the beginning; under the first order of things; originally.
  • AFFECTATIONIST
    One who exhibits affectation. Fitzed. Hall.
  • ANTIQUATION
    The act of making antiquated, or the state of being antiquated. Beaumont.
  • PRIMEVALLY
    In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally. Darwin.
  • PRECEDENTLY
    Beforehand; antecedently.
  • OBSOLETENESS
    Indistinctness; want of development. (more info) 1. The state of being obsolete, or no longer used; a state of desuetude.
  • AFFECTION
    Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. Dunglison. 7. The lively representation of any emotion. Wotton. 8. Affectation. "Spruce affection." Shak. 9. Passion; violent emotion. Most wretched man, That to affections
  • ABSTRUSELY
    In an abstruse manner.
  • AFFECTIBILITY
    The quality or state of being affectible.
  • SINGULAR
    Existing by itself; single; individual. The idea which represents one . . . determinate thing, is called a singular idea, whether simple, complex, or compound. I. Watts. (more info) 1. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct. Bacon. And
  • ANTIQUATED
    Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law. "Antiquated words." Dryden. Old Janet, for so he understood his antiquated attendant was denominated. Sir W. Scott. Syn. -- Ancient; old; antique; obsolete. See
  • AFFECTIVELY
    In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.
  • AFFECTIONED
    1. Disposed. Be kindly affectioned one to another. Rom. xii. 10. 2. Affected; conceited. Shak.
  • AFFECTER
    One who affects, assumes, pretends, or strives after. "Affecters of wit." Abp. Secker.
  • OBSOLETE
    Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive. Syn. -- Ancient; antiquated; old-fashioned; antique; old; disused; neglected. See Ancient. (more info) 1. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected;
  • AFFECTIVE
    1. Tending to affect; affecting. Burnet. 2. Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional. Rogers.
  • CURIOUSLY
    In a curious manner.
  • ANTIQUENESS
    The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship. We may discover something venerable in the antiqueness of the work. Addison.
  • PRECEDENTED
    Having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by an example of a like kind. Walpole.
  • AFFECTIONATED
    Disposed; inclined. Affectionated to the people. Holinshed.
  • OVERAFFECT
    To affect or care for unduly. Milton.
  • MISAFFECT
    To dislike.
  • ACQUAINTANCE
    1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no acquaintance with him. Contract
  • ACQUAINTED
    Personally known; familiar. See To be acquainted with, under Acquaint, v. t.
  • INAFFECTED
    Unaffected. -- In`af*fect"ed*ly, adv.
  • DISACQUAINT
    To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar. While my sick heart With dismal smart Is disacquainted never. Herrick.
  • VERD ANTIQUE
    A mottled-green serpentine marble. A green porphyry called oriental verd antique.
  • INACQUAINTANCE
    Want of acquaintance. Good.

 

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