# antique

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌanˈtiːk/ · frequency rank #8,755

## Definitions
1. Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
2. Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
3. Designating a style of type.
4. Embossed without gilt.
5. Synonym of old (“of color: subdued, as if faded over time”).
6. Synonym of antic, specifically
7. Synonym of antic, specifically:

## Etymology
Borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”), from ante (“before”); see ante-. Doublet of antic.

## Easily confused with
- **antiques** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antique-vs-antiques)
- **Antigua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antigua-vs-antique)

## Common misspellings (9)
`anitque`, `anntique`, `antiqeu`, `antiqque`, `antiuqe`, `antqiue`, `anttique`, `atnique`, `natique`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/antique