Antiquation An`ti·qua"tion noun [ Latin
antiquatio , from
antiquare .]
The act of making antiquated, or the state of being antiquated. Beaumont.
Antique An·tique" adjective [ French, from Latin
antiquus old, ancient, equiv. to
anticus , from
ante before. Confer
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. 3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence." 4. Odd; fantastic. [ In this sense, written
antic .]
Syn. -- Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See
Ancient .
Antique An·tique" noun [ French See
Antique ,
adjective ]
In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique , the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases. Misshapen monuments and maimed antiques .
Byron.
Antiquely An·tique"ly adverb In an antique manner.
Antiqueness An·tique"ness noun The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship. We may discover something venerable in the antiqueness of the work.
Addison.
Antiquist An"ti·quist noun An antiquary; a collector of antiques. [ R.]
Pinkerton.
Antiquitarian An·tiq`ui·ta"ri·an noun An admirer of antiquity. [ Used by Milton in a disparaging sense.] [ Obsolete]
Antiquity An·tiq"ui·ty noun ;
plural Antiquities [ Latin
antiquitas , from
antiquus : confer French
antiquité . See
Antique .]
1. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity ; a family of great antiquity . 2. Old age. [ Obsolete]
It not your voice broken? . . . and every part about you blasted with antiquity ?
Shak.
3. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity . 4. The ancients; the people of ancient times. That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has ...vowed.
Sir W. Raleigh.
5. An old gentleman. [ Obsolete]
You are a shrewd antiquity , neighbor Clench.
B. Jonson.
6. A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. [ In this sense, usually in the plural.] "Heathen
antiquities ."
Bacon.
Antirachitic An`ti·ra·chit"ic adjective (Medicine) Good against the rickets.
Antirenter An`ti·rent"er noun One opposed to the payment of rent; esp. one of those who in 1840-47 resisted the collection of rents claimed by the patroons from the settlers on certain manorial lands in the State of New York. --
An`ti*rent"ism noun
Antisabbatarian An`ti·sab`ba·ta"ri·an noun (Eccl.) One of a sect which opposes the observance of the Christian Sabbath.
Antisacerdotal An`ti·sac`er·do"tal adjective Hostile to priests or the priesthood. Waterland.
Antiscians An·tis"cians An*tis"ci*i noun plural [ Latin antiscii , Greek ..., plural; ... against + ... shadow.] The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions. The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones are always Antiscians .
Brande & C.
Antiscoletic, Antiscolic An`ti·sco·let"ic, An`ti·scol"ic adjective [ Prefix
anti- + Greek ... a worm.]
(Medicine) Anthelmintic.
Antiscorbutic An`ti·scor·bu"tic adjective (Medicine) Counteracting scurvy. --
noun A remedy for scurvy.
Antiscorbutical An`ti·scor·bu"tic·al adjective (Medicine) Antiscorbutic.
Antiscriptural An`ti·scrip"tur·al adjective Opposed to, or not in accordance with, the Holy Scriptures.
Antisepalous An`ti·sep"al·ous adjective [ Prefix
anti- +
sepal .]
(Botany) Standing before a sepal, or calyx leaf.
Antisepsis An`ti·sep"sis noun [ New Latin See
Anti- ;
Sepsis .]
Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying microorganisms.
Antiseptic An`ti·sep"tic noun A substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, salt, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona.
Antiseptic, Antiseptical An`ti·sep"tic, An`ti·sep"tic·al adjective Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive. Antiseptic surgery ,
that system of surgical practice which insists upon a systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the dressing of wounds.
Antiseptically An`ti·sep"tic·al·ly adverb By means of antiseptics.
Antisialagogue An`ti·si·al"a·gogue adjective (Medicine) Checking the flow of saliva.
Antisialagogue An`ti·si·al"a·gogue noun A remedy against excessive salivation.
Antislavery An`ti·slav"er·y adjective Opposed to slavery. --
noun Opposition to slavery.
Antisocial An`ti·so"cial adjective Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial principles.
Antisocialist An`ti·so"cial·ist noun One opposed to the doctrines and practices of socialists or socialism.
Antisolar An`ti·so"lar adjective Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180° distant from the sun.
Antispasmodic An`ti·spas·mod"ic adjective (Medicine) Good against spasms. --
noun A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions.
Antispast An"ti·spast noun [ Latin
antispastus , Greek ..., from ... to draw the contrary way; ... against + ... to draw.]
(Pros.) A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long .
Antispastic An`ti·spas"tic adjective [ Greek .... See
Antispast .]
(Medicine) (a) Believed to cause a revulsion of fluids or of humors from one part to another. [ Obsolete]
(b) Counteracting spasms; antispasmodic. --
noun An antispastic agent.
Antisplenetic An`ti·splen"e·tic (...; see
Splenetic , 277)
adjective Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen. --
noun An antisplenetic medicine.
Antistrophe An·tis"tro·phe noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to turn to the opposite side; ... against + ... to turn. See
Strophe .]
1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song. It was customary, on some occasions, to dance round the altars whilst they sang the sacred hymns, which consisted of three stanzas or parts; the first of which, called strophe, was sung in turning from east to west; the other, named antistrophe , in returning from west to east; then they stood before the altar, and sang the epode, which was the last part of the song.
Abp. Potter.
2. (Rhet.) (a) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master. (b) The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
Antistrophic An`ti·stroph"ic adjective [ Greek ....]
Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
Antistrophon An·tis"tro·phon noun [ Greek ... turned opposite ways.]
(Rhet.) An argument retorted on an opponent. Milton.
Antistrumatic An`ti·stru"mat"ic adjective (Medicine) Antistrumous. --
noun A medicine for scrofula.
Antistrumous An`ti·stru"mous adjective (Medicine) Good against scrofulous disorders. Johnson. Wiseman.
Antisyphilitic An`ti·syph`i·lit"ic adjective (Medicine) Efficacious against syphilis. --
noun A medicine for syphilis.
Antitheism An`ti·the"ism noun The doctrine of antitheists. --
An`ti*the*is"tic adjective
Antitheist An`ti·the"ist noun A disbeliever in the existence of God.
Antithesis An·tith"e·sis noun ;
plural Antitheses . [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to set against, to oppose; ... against + ... to set. See
Thesis .]
1. (Rhet.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, "The prodigal robs his heir ; the miser robs himself ." "He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen." 2. The second of two clauses forming an antithesis. 3. Opposition; contrast.
Antithet An"ti·thet noun [ Latin
antitheton , from Greek ..., ..., antithetic.]
An antithetic or contrasted statement. Bacon.
Antithetic, Antithetical An`ti·thet"ic, An`ti·thet"ic·al adjective [ Greek ....]
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
Antithetically An`ti·thet"ic·al·ly adverb By way antithesis.
Antitoxin, Antitoxine An`ti·tox"in, An`ti·tox"ine noun [ Prefix
anti- +
toxin .]
A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria.
Antitragus An·tit"ra·gus noun [ New Latin , from Greek ....]
(Anat.) A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus. See Ear .
Antitrochanter An`ti·tro·chan"ter noun (Anat.) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays.
Antitropal, Antitropous An·tit"ro·pal, An·tit"ro·pous adjective [ Prefix
anti- + Greek ... turn, ... to turn.]
(Botany) At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo, or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle. Lindley.
Antitypal An"ti·ty`pal adjective Antitypical. [ R.]
Antitype An"ti·type (-tīp)
noun [ Greek ... of corresponding form; ... against + ... type, figure. See
Type .]
That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol.
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