antīquus — meaning in English

English meaning

• ancient adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
• old adj Having existed for a long time; not new or young.
• previous adj Coming before the current one, in time or order.

Senses

antīquus is used for these senses in English:

• ancient Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
• ancient Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
• old Former, previous.
• previous (not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.

ancient — full definition

1. adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
2. adj Very old.
3. noun A person who lived in the distant past, especially in classical Greece or Rome.

old — full definition

1. adj Having existed for a long time; not new or young.
2. adj Former or previous, rather than current.
3. adj No longer fresh or new; past its best, especially of food.
4. adj Used informally to show affection or familiarity, often paired with another adjective.
5. noun Used with "the" to mean older people as a group.

Related Latin words