antique Definition

antique
noun

1. A piece of furniture, china, etc which is old and often valuable, and is sought after by collectors.

Thesaurus: antiquity, period piece, museum piece, heirloom, relic, rarity, curio.
2. Ancient Classical art, especially sculpture from Greek and Roman times, which has been a source of motifs and a model for style for artists since the Renaissance.

Form: the Antique

adj

1. Old and often valuable.
2. colloq
Old-fashioned.
Thesaurus: old, vintage, old-fashioned, quaint, aged, ancient, outdated, superannuated, obsolete.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin antiquus ancient.