antiquity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ænˈtɪk.wɪ.ti/ (UK)
- /ænˈtɪk.wə.ti/ (US)
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Etymology
From Middle English antiquyte, antiquite, antiquytee, a borrowing from Old French antiquité, antiquitet, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus. Equivalent to antique + -ity. See antique, antic. Compare with French antiquité.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Ancient times; faraway history; former ages.
Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
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(countable, uncountable) The people of ancient times.
That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has avowed.
1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5):
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) An old gentleman.
You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench.
1633 (first performance), Ben Jonson, “A Tale of a Tub. A Comedy […]”, in The Works of Beniamin Jonson, […] (Third Folio), London: […] Thomas Hodgkin, for H[enry] Herringman, E. Brewster, T. Bassett, R[ichard] Chiswell, M. Wotton, G. Conyers, published 1692, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- (countable, uncountable) The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
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(countable, qualifier:often constructed as an uncountable plural, uncountable) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.
New video released by ISIS shows militants smashing what they say are antiquities at a museum in Mosul, Iraq.
2015 February 26, Ben Wedeman, Dana Ford, “Video shows ISIS militants destroying antiquities in Iraq”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2023:
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.
He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antiquitie | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| antiquities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antiquitize · Antiquity · Late Antiquity · antiquitization · antiquitist · classical antiquity · antiquitary · antiquitech · antiquitarianism · antiquitarian · preantiquity · antiquitous
Relateds
antiquated · antique · antic · antiquarian · ancient · antiquary
Translations (78)
es antigüedad (ancient times) · uk давнина́ (ancient times) · ko 고대 (ancient times) · is fornöld (ancient times) · cmn 古代 (ancient times) · da oldtid (ancient times) · cs starověk (ancient times) · mi nehe (ancient times) · el αρχαιότητα (the ancients) · hu antikvitás (relic or monument of ancient times) · el αρχαίοι (the ancients) · ja 昔 (ancient times) · fr Antiquité (ancient times) · cs antika (the ancients) · pl starożytność (ancient times) · de Altertum (ancient times) · ja 古代 (ancient times) · enm antiquyte (ancient times) · cs antika (ancient times) · ru дре́вность (ancient times) · hu antikvitás (ancient times) · sh antika (the ancients) · io antiqueso (ancient times) · pl antyk (ancient times) · gl antigüidade (relic or monument of ancient times) · he קֶדֶם (ancient times) · sv antikvitet (relic or monument of ancient times) · pap antigwedat (ancient times) · pl antyczność (the state of being ancient or of ancient lineage) · el αρχαιότητα (ancient times) · fr antiquité (relic or monument of ancient times) · uk старовина́ (ancient times) · id antikuitas (relic or monument of ancient times) · hu régiség (relic or monument of ancient times) · sv antiken (ancient times) · fi antiikki (ancient times) · nl oudheid (ancient times) · ca antiguitat (ancient times) · ca antiguitat (relic or monument of ancient times) · mi neherā (ancient times) · pt antiguidade (the ancients) · sv forntid (ancient times) · eth የድሮ ዘመነን (ancient times) · bg античност (ancient times) · lv senatne (ancient times) · hu ókor (ancient times) · mk антиквитет (relic or monument of ancient times) · ms zaman purba (ancient times) · la antīquitās (ancient times) · da antikken (the historical period preceding the Middle Ages) · it antichità (ancient times) · pt antiguidade (relic or monument of ancient times) · grc ἀρχαιότης (ancient times) · de Antike (ancient times) · mi whakapata (ancient times) · am ጥንት (ancient times) · ar تَارِيخ قَدِيم (ancient times) · sk starovek (ancient times) · sh antika (ancient times) · eo antikveco (ancient times) · ru старина́ (ancient times) · ti ጥንቲ (ancient times) · da oldtid (the historical period preceding the Middle Ages) · lb Antiquitéit (ancient times) · pt antiguidade (ancient times) · mi tua whakarere (ancient times) · gl antigüidade (the ancients) · mi pāhake (ancient times) · bg древност (ancient times) · pl starożytność (the historical period preceding the Middle Ages) · eo antikvo (ancient times) · pl starożytni (the ancients) · ro antichitate (ancient times) · hu ókoriak (the ancients) · fr Antiquité (the ancients) · ms era kuno (ancient times) · sq lashtësi (ancient times) · gl antigüidade (ancient times)