antiquity

an·tiq·ui·ty

noun \an-ˈti-kwə-tē\

plural an·tiq·ui·ties

Definition of ANTIQUITY

1

: ancient times; especially : those before the Middle Ages

2

: the quality of being ancient

3

plural a : relics or monuments (as coins, statues, or buildings) of ancient times b : matters relating to the life or culture of ancient times

4

: the people of ancient times

Examples of ANTIQUITY

1. The town dates from antiquity.
2. A palace stood here in antiquity.
3. a museum of Roman antiquities

First Known Use of ANTIQUITY

13th century

Related to ANTIQUITY

Synonyms: age, agedness, ancientness, hoariness

Antonyms: newness

Related Words: antiquation, datedness, obsolescence, obsoleteness, old-fashionedness; fustiness; agelessness

Near Antonyms: currency, currentness, freshness, modernity, modernness, novelty, recentness

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Other Archaeology Terms

Attic, Byzantine, Paleolithic, cairn, core, flint, horizon, neolithic, shard, stratum

Rhymes with ANTIQUITY

obliquity, ubiquity