Origin:
1520–30; earlier also anticke (< Middle French antique) < Latin antīiquus, antīicus in front, existing earler, ancient; compare antic posticum
Related formsan·tique·ly, adverb
an·tique·ness, noun
pseu·do·an·tique, adjective, noun
qua·si-an·tique, adjective
sub·an·tique, adjective
EXPANDsub·an·tique·ly, adverb
sub·an·tique·ness, noun
COLLAPSECan be confused: antic,
antique.
Synonyms 1. bygone, archaic.
2. old, obsolete, obsolescent.
See ancient1.