antiquity

Meaning of antiquity

noun
  1. Ancient times; faraway history; former ages
    Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
  2. The people of ancient times.
    That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has avowed. —Sir W. Raleigh.
  3. An old gentleman.
    You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. —B. Jonson.
  4. (history) The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
  5. (often constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.
  6. The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.

Information about antiquity

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of antiquity is: antiquities.
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Hyphenation of antiquity

an-tiq-uity

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • antiquity is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

antiquity synonyms

Meaning ancientness:

ancientness

Translation of antiquity

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