All English words - page 294

Meanings of Antiquary:

noun

Another term for antiquarian.

Meanings of Antiquated:

adjective

Old-fashioned or outdated.

Usage examples:

This antiquated central heating system

Meanings of Antique:

noun

A collectable object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its age and quality.

Usage examples:

Pauline loves collecting antiques

adjective

Having a high value because of age and quality.

Usage examples:

An antique clock

verb

Make (something) resemble an antique by artificial means.

Usage examples:

Sanding will change the lustre of the sanded spot, especially if the finish has been antiqued

Meanings of Antiqued:

verb

Make (something) resemble an antique by artificial means.

Usage examples:

Sanding will change the lustre of the sanded spot, especially if the finish has been antiqued

noun

A collectable object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its age and quality.

Usage examples:

Pauline loves collecting antiques

adjective

Having a high value because of age and quality.

Usage examples:

An antique clock

Meanings of Antiquer:

noun

A person who uses artificial means to give an antique appearance to objects such as art or furniture.

Meanings of Antiquers:

noun

A person who uses artificial means to give an antique appearance to objects such as art or furniture.

Meanings of Antiques:

noun

A collectable object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its age and quality.

Usage examples:

Pauline loves collecting antiques

verb

Make (something) resemble an antique by artificial means.

Usage examples:

Sanding will change the lustre of the sanded spot, especially if the finish has been antiqued

adjective

Having a high value because of age and quality.

Usage examples:

An antique clock

Meanings of Antiquing:

noun

The activity or pastime of searching or shopping for antiques.

Usage examples:

If you enjoy a spot of antiquing, there's no finer place than alfie's antique market

verb

Make (something) resemble an antique by artificial means.

Usage examples:

Sanding will change the lustre of the sanded spot, especially if the finish has been antiqued

Meanings of Antiquities:

noun

The ancient past, especially the period of classical and other human civilizations before the middle ages.

Usage examples:

The great civilizations of antiquity

Meanings of Antiquity:

noun

The ancient past, especially the period of classical and other human civilizations before the middle ages.

Usage examples:

The great civilizations of antiquity

Meanings of Antirabies:

adjective

Intended to prevent rabies (= a serious disease of the nervous system that can cause death and can be passed to humans by animals)

Usage examples:

Anyone who may have been in contact with the animal will be given a series of anti-rabies shots to …

Meanings of Antirachitic:

adjective

Used to prevent or cure rickets (= a disease which children without enough vitamin d can suffer from)

Usage examples:

Vitamin d is sometimes said to be the anti-rachitic vitamin., is human milk a more powerful anti-ra…

Meanings of Antiracism:

noun

The policy or practice of opposing racism and promoting racial tolerance.

adjective

Opposed to or intended to prevent racism (= unfair or harmful treatment of people based on their race)

Usage examples:

The sport has launched a new anti-racism campaign., there is a need for specific antiracism policie…

Meanings of Antiradical:

adjective

Opposed to radical ideas or groups (= those believing that there should be great social or political change)

Usage examples:

Anti-radical sentiment was running high at the time., the wrong phrasing of an anti-radical stateme…

Meanings of Antiradicalism:

noun

Beliefs, policies, or activities that oppose radicalism (= the belief that there should be great or extreme social or political change)

Usage examples:

A period of intense antiradicalism following world war ii effectively drove radical activity underg…

Meanings of Antirape:

adjective

Opposed to or intended to prevent rape (= the crime of forcefully having sex with someone against their wishes)

Usage examples:

Anti-rape campaigners have been calling for such reforms for years., the group organized an anti-ra…

Meanings of Antirational:

adjective

Opposed to the ideas of rationalism (= the belief or principle that actions and opinions should be based on reason rather than emotion or religion)

Usage examples:

The dadaists were an anti-art, anti-rational movement of the early 20th century.

Meanings of Antirationalism:

noun

Beliefs opposed to the ideas of rationalism (= the belief or principle that actions and opinions should be based on reason rather than emotion or religion)

Usage examples:

Anti-rationalism is the idea that there are no such things as evidence or fact, just opinion.

Meanings of Antirationalist:

adjective

Opposed to the ideas of rationalism (= the belief or principle that actions and opinions should be based on reason rather than emotion )

Usage examples:

Philosopher stuart hampshire was one of the anti-rationalist oxford thinkers., blake was an anti-ra…

Meanings of Antirationality:

noun

The fact of not being based on clear thought and reason, or of not making decisions based on clear thought or reason

Usage examples:

The novel imparts a strong sense of anti-rationality., propaganda deliberately promotes irrationali…

Meanings of Antirealism:

noun

In philosophy, a belief that is opposed to realism (= the belief that objects continue to exist even when no one is there to see them)

Usage examples:

Central to the debate between realism and anti-realism is the distinction between what is observabl…

Meanings of Antirealist:

adjective

In philosophy, opposed to realism (= the belief that objects continue to exist even when no one is there to see them)

Usage examples:

She espouses a radical anti-realist philosophy., anti-realist photographic tricks, the story takes …

Meanings of Antireform:

adjective

Opposed to changing laws and polices in order to improve them

Usage examples:

His critics painted him as anti-reform., she faced opposition from anti-reform forces within the pa…

Meanings of Antireformist:

adjective

Opposed to changing laws and policies in order to improve them

Usage examples:

The party still contains plenty of old-fashioned anti-reformist politicians., he advanced conservat…

Meanings of Antireligion:

adjective

Opposed to religion

Usage examples:

In the interview, he plays down the book's anti-religion theme., he makes a number of digs at relig…