antic

antic
I. noun Etymology: Italian antico ancient thing or person, from antico ancient, from Latin antiquus — more at antique Date: 1529 1. an attention-drawing often wildly playful or funny act or action ; caper <
childish antics
>
2. archaic a performer of a grotesque or ludicrous part ; buffoon II. adjective Date: 1548 1. archaic grotesque, bizarre 2. a. characterized by clownish extravagance or absurdity b. whimsically gay ; frolicsomeantically adverb

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  • Antic — oder Antić ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Boško Antić (* 1944), jugoslawischer Fußballspieler Čedomir Antić (* 1974), serbischer Politiker Dejan Antić (* 1968), serbischer Schachspieler Goran Antic (* 1985), Schweizer Fußballspieler… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • antic — ANTÍC, Ă, antici, ce, adj., s.m. şi f. I. adj. 1. Care a existat în trecutul îndepărtat sau datează de atunci. ♦ Care aparţine popoarelor din antichitate sau este caracteristic diferitelor aspecte ale culturii sau ale civilizaţiei lor. 2. În… …   Dicționar Român

  • Antic — An tic ([a^]n t[i^]k), a. [The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See {Antique}.] 1. Old; antique. (Zo[ o]l.) Lords of antic fame. Phaer. [1913 Webster] 2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous. [1913 Webster] The antic… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ANTIC — (AlphaNumeric Television Interface Controller) war ein Grafikbaustein in Computern der Firma Atari mit 6502 Prozessor. Die Besonderheit des Grafikbausteins war, dass er die sogenannte Displaylist abarbeitete, die für jede Bildschirmzeile… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Antic — An tic, n. 1. A buffoon or merry andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play. [1913 Webster] 2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure. [1913 Webster] Woven with antics and wild imagery. Spenser. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • antic — n monkeyshine, caper, *prank, dido Analogous words: *trick, wile, artifice: *caprice, freak, vagary, whim: gambol, frolic, romp (see under PLAY vb) antic adj grotesque, bizarre, *fantastic Analogous words: preposterous, absurd, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Antic — An tic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anticked}, {Antickt}.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Antic — An tic, v. i. To perform antics. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Antic — C est dans la Haute Garonne que le nom est le plus répandu (également 81, 82), on le trouve aussi en Catalogne. Variantes : Antich (31, 33), Antiq (04, 84, 64). Il correspond au latin antiquus (= vieux, ancien), et a été utilisé fréquemment comme …   Noms de famille

  • antic — (n.) 1520s, grotesque or comical gesture, from It. antico antique, from L. antiquus old (see ANTIQUE (Cf. antique)). Originally (like grotesque) a 16c. Italian word referring to the strange and fantastic representations on ancient murals… …   Etymology dictionary

  • antic — [n] funny act caper, dido, frolic, joke, lark, romp, shenanigan, tomfoolery, trick; concept 292 …   New thesaurus

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