English · Word Candidate

antique

/ˌanˈtiːk/

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Also seen as: antiquest · antiques · antiquing

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đã tồn tại từ thời cổ đại, từ Hy Lạp và La Mã

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Adjective

Examples

[…] Phillip the younger issue of the king, / Coting the other hill in such arraie, / That all his guilded vpright pikes do seeme, / Streight trees of gold, the pendant leaues, / And their deuice of Antique heraldry, / Quartred in collours seeming sundy fruits, / Makes it the Orchard of the Hesperide

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thuộc về thời gian trước, không hiện đại, lỗi thời, cũ

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Adjective

Examples

Some traditions of this antiquer system may have passed into Van Eyck's method, from distemper into oil, and thence downwards, gradually more vague, into the modern process, till they at length disappeared altogether about Rubens's time.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

In general, anything very old; specifically: — An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nói chung, bất cứ thứ gì rất cũ; cụ thể: — Một vật cũ được nhận thấy có giá trị vì ý nghĩa thẩm mỹ hoặc lịch sử của nó

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

In general, anything very old; specifically: — An object of ancient times.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nói chung, bất cứ thứ gì rất cũ; cụ thể: — Một vật từ thời cổ đại

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “antique” mean?

Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.

Is “antique” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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