antic

antic

a prank; playful trick; caper; ludicrous, funny
Not to be confused with:antique – belonging to the past; bygone; archaic

an·tic

A0335300 (ăn′tĭk)n.1. A foolish or ludicrous act; a caper: The students' antics got them into trouble.2. Archaic A buffoon, especially a performing clown.adj. Archaic Ludicrously odd; bizarre.

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[From Italian antico, ancient (used of grotesque designs on some ancient Roman artifacts), from Latin antīquus, former, old; see ant- in Indo-European roots.]

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an′ti·cal·ly adv.

antic

(ˈæntɪk) n (Theatre) archaic an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoonadjarchaic fantastic; grotesque[C16: from Italian antico something ancient, or grotesque (from its application to fantastic carvings found in ruins of ancient Rome); see antique]

an•tic

(ˈæn tɪk)

n., adj., v. -ticked, -tick•ing. n. 1. Usu., antics. a. a playful or silly trick or prank; caper. b. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture. 2. Archaic. a. an actor in a grotesque presentation. b. a buffoon; clown. 3. Obs. a grotesque sculptured figure, as a gargoyle. adj. 4. ludicrous; funny; whimsical. 5. fantastic; odd; grotesque. v.i. 6. Obs. to perform antics; caper. [1520–30; Italian antico ancient < Latin antīcus, antiquus] an′ti•cal•ly, an′tic•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	antic - a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusementprank, put-on, joke, trick, caperdiversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"dirty trick - an unkind or aggressive trickpractical joke - a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)
Verb	1.	antic - act as or like a clown clown, clown aroundjest, joke - act in a funny or teasing way
Adj.	1.	antic - ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"fantastic, fantastical, grotesquestrange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"

antic

nounA mischievous act:caper, frolic, joke, lark, prank, trick.Informal: shenanigan.Slang: monkeyshine (often used in plural).adjectiveConceived or done with no reference to reality or common sense:bizarre, fantastic, fantastical, far-fetched, grotesque.

Translations

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