Antipathy An·tip"a·thy noun ; plural Antipathies [ Latin antipathia , Greek ...; ... against + ... to suffer. Confer French antipathie . See Pathos .] 1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.

Inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments to others, are to be avoided.
Washington.

2. Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy .

A habit is generated of thinking that a natural antipathy exists between hope and reason.
I. Taylor.

» Antipathy is opposed to sympathy . It is followed by to , against , or between ; also sometimes by for .

Syn. -- Hatred; aversion; dislike; disgust; distaste; enmity; ill will; repugnance; contrariety; opposition. See Dislike .

Antipeptone An`ti·pep"tone noun (Physiol. Chem.) A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic juice.

Antiperiodic An`ti·pe`ri·od"ic noun (Medicine) A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers.

Antiperistaltic An`ti·per`i·stal"tic adjective (Medicine) Opposed to, or checking motion; acting upward; -- applied to an inverted action of the intestinal tube.

Antiperistasis An`ti·pe·ris"ta·sis noun [ Greek ...; ... against + ... a standing around, from ... to stand around; ... around + ... to stand.] Opposition by which the quality opposed asquires strength; resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality.

Antiperistatic An`ti·per`i·stat"ic adjective Pertaining to antiperistasis.

Antipetalous An`ti·pet"al·ous adjective [ Prefix anti- + petal .] (Botany) Standing before a petal, as a stamen.

Antipharmic An`ti·phar"mic adjective [ Prefix anti- + Greek ... poison.] (Medicine) Antidotal; alexipharmic.

Antiphlogistian An`ti·phlo·gis"tian noun An opposer of the theory of phlogiston.

Antiphlogistic An`ti·phlo·gis"tic adjective 1. (Chemistry) Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.

2. (Medicine) Counteracting inflammation.

Antiphlogistic An`ti·phlo·gis"tic noun (Medicine) Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation. Coxe.

Antiphon An"ti·phon noun [ Late Latin antiphona , from Greek .... See Anthem .] 1. A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See Antiphony , and Antiphone .

2. A verse said before and after the psalms. Shipley.

Antiphonal An·tiph"o·nal adjective Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs. Wheatly. -- An*tiph"o*nal*ly , adverb

Antiphonal An·tiph"o·nal noun A book of antiphons or anthems.

Antiphonary An·tiph"o·na·ry noun [ Late Latin antiphonarium . See Antiphoner .] A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, are contained.

Antiphone An"ti·phone noun (Mus.) The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.

Antiphoner An·tiph"o·ner noun [ French antiphonaire . See Antiphon .] A book of antiphons. Chaucer.

Antiphonic An`ti·phon"ic adjective Antiphonal.

Antiphony An·tiph"o·ny noun ; plural Antiphonies [ See Antiphon .] 1. A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.

2. An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.

O! never more for me shall winds intone,
With all your tops, a vast antiphony .
R. Browning.

Antiphrasis An·tiph"ra·sis noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to express by antithesis or negation.] (Rhet.) The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance .

Antiphrastic, Antiphrastical An`ti·phras"tic, An`ti·phras"tic·al adjective [ Greek ....] Pertaining to antiphrasis. -- An`ti*phras"tic*al*ly , adverb

Antiphthisic An`ti·phthis"ic adjective (Medicine) Relieving or curing phthisis, or consumption. -- noun A medicine for phthisis.

Antiphysical An`ti·phys"ic·al adjective [ Prefix anti- + physical .] Contrary to nature; unnatural.

Antiphysical An`ti·phys"ic·al adjective [ Prefix anti- + Greek ... to inflate.] (Medicine) Relieving flatulence; carminative.

Antiplastic An`ti·plas"tic adjective 1. Diminishing plasticity.

2. (Medicine) Preventing or checking the process of healing, or granulation.

Antipodagric An`ti·po·dag"ric adjective (Medicine) Good against gout. -- noun A medicine for gout.

Antipodal An·tip"o·dal adjective 1. Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe.

2. Diametrically opposite. "His antipodal shadow." Lowell.

Antipode An"ti·pode noun One of the antipodes; anything exactly opposite.

In tale or history your beggar is ever the just antipode to your king.
Lamb.

» The singular, antipode , is exceptional in formation, but has been used by good writers. Its regular English plural would be ăn"tĭ*pōdes , the last syllable rhyming with abodes , and this pronunciation is sometimes heard. The plural form (originally a Latin word without a singular) is in common use, and is pronounced, after the English method of Latin, ăn*tĭp"o*dēz .

Antipodean An`ti·po"de·an adjective Pertaining to the antipodes, or the opposite side of the world; antipodal.

Antipodes An·tip"o·des noun [ Latin plural, from Greek ... with the feet opposite, plural ... ...; ... against + ..., ..., foot.] 1. Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically opposite.

2. The country of those who live on the opposite side of the globe. Latham.

3. Anything exactly opposite or contrary.

Can there be a greater contrariety unto Christ's judgment, a more perfect antipodes to all that hath hitherto been gospel?
Hammond.

Antipole An"ti·pole noun The opposite pole; anything diametrically opposed. Geo. Eliot.

Antipope An"ti·pope noun One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism.

Antipsoric An`tip·sor"ic adjective (Medicine) Of use in curing the itch. -- noun An antipsoric remedy.

Antiptosis An`tip·to"sis noun [ Latin , from Greek ...; ... against + ... a falling, a case, ... to fall.] (Gram.) The putting of one case for another.

Antiputrefactive, Antiputrescent An`ti·pu`tre·fac"tive, An`ti·pu·tres"cent adjective Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.

Antipyic An`ti·py"ic adjective [ Prefix anti- + Greek ..., ..., pus.] (Medicine) Checking or preventing suppuration. -- noun An antipyic medicine.

Antipyresis An`ti·py·re"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... against + ... to be feverish, from ... fire.] (Medicine) The condition or state of being free from fever.

Antipyretic An`ti·py·ret"ic adjective (Medicine) Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever. -- noun A febrifuge.

Antipyrine An`ti·py"rine noun (Medicine) An artificial alkaloid, believed to be efficient in abating fever.

Antipyrotic An`ti·py·rot"ic adjective (Medicine) Good against burns or pyrosis. -- noun Anything of use in preventing or healing burns or pyrosis.

Antiquarian An`ti·qua"ri·an adjective [ See Antiquary ]. Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; as, antiquarian literature.

Antiquarian An`ti·qua"ri·an noun 1. An antiquary.

2. A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper , noun

Antiquarianism An`ti·qua"ri·an·ism noun Character of an antiquary; study or love of antiquities. Warburton.

Antiquarianize An`ti·qua"ri·an·ize intransitive verb To act the part of an antiquary. [ Colloq.]

Antiquary An"ti·qua·ry adjective [ Latin antiquarius , from antiquus ancient. See Antique .] Pertaining to antiquity. [ R.] "Instructed by the antiquary times." Shak.

Antiquary An"ti·qua·ry noun ; plural Antiquaries One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity.

Antiquate An"ti·quate transitive verb [ Latin antiquatus , past participle of antiquare , from antiquus ancient.] To make old, or obsolete; to make antique; to make old in such a degree as to put out of use; hence, to make void, or abrogate.

Christianity might reasonably introduce new laws, and antiquate or abrogate old one.
Sir M. Hale.

Antiquated An"ti·qua`ted adjective Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law. " Antiquated words." Dryden.

Old Janet, for so he understood his antiquated attendant was denominated.
Sir W. Scott.

Syn. -- Ancient; old; antique; obsolete. See Ancient .

Antiquatedness An"ti·qua`ted·ness noun Quality of being antiquated.

Antiquateness An"ti·quate·ness noun Antiquatedness. [ Obsolete]

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