Syn.
— Ancient; old; antique; obsolete. See Ancient.
ANTIQUATEDNESS
An"ti*qua`ted*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being antiquated.
ANTIQUATENESS
An"ti*quate*ness, n.
Defn: Antiquatedness. [Obs.]
ANTIQUATION
An`ti*qua"tion, n. Etym: [L. antiquatio, fr. antiquare.]
Defn: The act of making antiquated, or the state of being antiquated.
Beaumont.
ANTIQUE An*tique", a. Etym: [F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient, equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. Antic.]
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.