prank, trick, mischief; funny movement, buffoonery
jump, dance, make pranks, "clown around"
strange, odd, queer (Archaic); frolicsome
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Antic Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To make appear like a buffoon.
To make appear like a buffoon.
(v. i.)
To perform antics.
To perform antics.
(n.)
An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.
An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.
(n.)
An antimask.
An antimask.
(n.)
A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.
A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.
(n.)
A grotesque representation.
A grotesque representation.
(n.)
A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.
A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.
(a.)
(a.)
Old; antique.
Old; antique.
(a.)
Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOdd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.
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\an"tic\ (&?;), a. [the same word as antique; cf. it. antico ancient. see antique.]
1. old; antique. (zo?l.) "lords of antic fame."
2. odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous. the antic postures of a merry-andrew. the saxons worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape.
antic
\an"tic\, n. 1. a buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the fool of the old play.
2. an odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure. woven with antics and wild imagery.
3. a grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper. and fraught with antics as the indian bird that writhes and chatters in her wiry cage.
4. (arch.) a grotesque representation. [obs.]
5. an antimask. [obs. or r.] performed by knights and ladies of his court in nature of an antic.
antic
\an"tic\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. anticked (&?;), antickt.] to make appear like a buffoon. [obs.]
antic
\an"tic\, v. i. to perform antics.
antic
adj : ludicrously odd; "hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" [syn: fantastic, fantastical, grotesque]
n : a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]
v : act as or like a clown [syn: clown, clown around]
similar words(1)
antic-mask
A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action
Noun
1. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
(synonym) joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on
(hypernym) diversion, recreation
(hyponym) dirty trick
(derivation) clown, clown around
Verb
1. act as or like a clown
(synonym) clown, clown around
(hypernym) joke, jest
(derivation) joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on
Adjective
1. ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"
(synonym) fantastic, fantastical, grotesque
(similar) strange, unusual
Antic Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
- This article refers to the display chip. For the football manager, see Radomir Antic. For the magazine, see Antic (magazine).
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