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Antediluvian vs Antique - What's the difference?

antediluvian | antique | Synonyms |

Antediluvian is a synonym of antique.


As adjectives the difference between antediluvian and antique

is that antediluvian is ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric while antique is old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.

As nouns the difference between antediluvian and antique

is that antediluvian is one who lived prior to noah's flood while antique is an old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item.

As a verb antique is

(label) to shop for antiques; to search for antiques.

antediluvian

English

(wikipedia antediluvian)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric.
  • Supremely dated.
    • Those ideas are antediluvian.
  • Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
  • (biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "antediluvian")

    Synonyms

    * antediluvial

    Coordinate terms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.

    • Related terms

    * deluge * diluvial

    antique

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“There the cause of death was soon ascertained?; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”}}

    Related terms

    {{rel3, ancient , antic , antiquary , antiquarian , antiquated , antiquity}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item.
  • An old person.

    • Verb

    (antiqu)
  • (label) To shop for antiques; to search for antiques.
  • (label) To make an object appear to be an antique in some way.

    • External links

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