antiquenessn.

Brit.

/anˈtiːknᵻs/, U.S.

/ænˈtiknᵻs/

Forms: see antique adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: antique adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < antique adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier antiquity n.

The quality of being characteristic or suggestive of the past or a previous age. Also: the quality of being old or an antique.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] > ancient character or style

antiqueness1655

antiquity1768

archaicism1864

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 144 The modern Antiquenesse of his Apparell.

1788 S. Fenton Imperfect Hints New Ed. Shakespeare II. 47 The chair..is wanting in that antiqueness which..would be more correspondent to the chairs of that day.

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §96 A female figure..in which grace is remarkably combined with antiqueness.

1886 Critic (N.Y.) 4 Sept. 109/2 The stiff antiqueness of blank-verse has become intolerable on the modern stage.

1916 House & Garden Apr. 68/3 Some unscrupulous antique dealer may claim antiqueness for an obviously modern coverlet.

1939 ‘G. Orwell’ Coming up for Air iv. ii. 230 Do you notice how dark they always manage to make it in these arty tea-rooms? It's part of the antiqueness, I suppose.

2011 D. Kadavy Design for Hackers ix. 250 Offwhite gives a sense of antiqueness, too, like paper that is old and has started to yellow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antiqueness
释义	antiquenessn. Brit. /anˈtiːknᵻs/, U.S. /ænˈtiknᵻs/ Forms: see antique adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: antique adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < antique adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier antiquity n. The quality of being characteristic or suggestive of the past or a previous age. Also: the quality of being old or an antique. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] > ancient character or style antiqueness1655 antiquity1768 archaicism1864 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 144 The modern Antiquenesse of his Apparell. 1788 S. Fenton Imperfect Hints New Ed. Shakespeare II. 47 The chair..is wanting in that antiqueness which..would be more correspondent to the chairs of that day. 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §96 A female figure..in which grace is remarkably combined with antiqueness. 1886 Critic (N.Y.) 4 Sept. 109/2 The stiff antiqueness of blank-verse has become intolerable on the modern stage. 1916 House & Garden Apr. 68/3 Some unscrupulous antique dealer may claim antiqueness for an obviously modern coverlet. 1939 ‘G. Orwell’ Coming up for Air iv. ii. 230 Do you notice how dark they always manage to make it in these arty tea-rooms? It's part of the antiqueness, I suppose. 2011 D. Kadavy Design for Hackers ix. 250 Offwhite gives a sense of antiqueness, too, like paper that is old and has started to yellow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1655
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