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antic

Adjective

∙ Grotesque, incongruous. architecture, art
∙ Grotesque, bizarre; absurd.
∙ Obsolete form of antique.

Noun

∙ A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle. architecture, art, obsolete
∙ A caricature.
∙ A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper. often in plural
∙ A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.

Verb

∙ To perform antics, caper. intransitive
∙ To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous. obsolete
∙ To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously. transitive, rare

BABYLON ENGLISH
antic n.
prank, trick, mischief; funny movement, buffoonery
jump, dance, make pranks, "clown around"
strange, odd, queer (Archaic); frolicsome

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
antic
antic
\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

WORDNET 2.0
antic
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

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
ANTIC
Alphanumeric Television Interface Controller (ANTIC) is a LSI ASIC dedicated to generating 2D computer graphics to be shown on a television screen or computer display. Under the direction of Jay Miner, the chip was designed in 1977-1978 by Joe Decuir, Francois Michel, and Steve Smith for Atari 8-bit computers released in 1979 and was patented by Atari, Inc. in 1981. ANTIC is also used in the Atari 5200 video game system release in 1982.
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Antic
Antic is a Serbo-Croatian surname. It may refer to:
Aleksandar Antic (born 1969), Serbian politicianBoško Antic (born 1944), Bosnian Serb footballerCedomir Antic (born 1974), Serbian historian, political activistDejan Antic (born 1968), Serbian grandmasterGoran Antic (born 1985), Swiss footballerIgor Antic (born 1962), French-Serbian visual artistIvan Antic (1923–2005), Serbian architectMika Antic (1932–1986), Yugoslav poet, film directorNikola Antic (born 1994), Serbian footballerPero Antic (born 1982), Macedonian basketballerRadomir Antic (born 1948), Serbian football managerSava Antic (1930–1998), Serbian footballer and managerSlobodan Antic (born 1950), former Yugoslav footballerSrdan Antic (born 1960), Serbian basketball coachSvetlana Mugoša-Antic (born 1964), Serbian handball playerZoran Antic (born 1975), Serbian footballer
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

antic

Adjective

∙ Grotesque, incongruous. architecture, art
∙ Grotesque, bizarre; absurd.
∙ Obsolete form of antique.

Noun

∙ A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle. architecture, art, obsolete
∙ A caricature.
∙ A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper. often in plural
∙ A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.

Verb

∙ To perform antics, caper. intransitive
∙ To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous. obsolete
∙ To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously. transitive, rare

BABYLON ENGLISH
antic n.
prank, trick, mischief; funny movement, buffoonery
jump, dance, make pranks, "clown around"
strange, odd, queer (Archaic); frolicsome

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
antic
antic
\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

WORDNET 2.0
antic
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

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
ANTIC
Alphanumeric Television Interface Controller (ANTIC) is a LSI ASIC dedicated to generating 2D computer graphics to be shown on a television screen or computer display. Under the direction of Jay Miner, the chip was designed in 1977-1978 by Joe Decuir, Francois Michel, and Steve Smith for Atari 8-bit computers released in 1979 and was patented by Atari, Inc. in 1981. ANTIC is also used in the Atari 5200 video game system release in 1982.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
Antic
Antic is a Serbo-Croatian surname. It may refer to:
Aleksandar Antic (born 1969), Serbian politicianBoško Antic (born 1944), Bosnian Serb footballerCedomir Antic (born 1974), Serbian historian, political activistDejan Antic (born 1968), Serbian grandmasterGoran Antic (born 1985), Swiss footballerIgor Antic (born 1962), French-Serbian visual artistIvan Antic (1923–2005), Serbian architectMika Antic (1932–1986), Yugoslav poet, film directorNikola Antic (born 1994), Serbian footballerPero Antic (born 1982), Macedonian basketballerRadomir Antic (born 1948), Serbian football managerSava Antic (1930–1998), Serbian footballer and managerSlobodan Antic (born 1950), former Yugoslav footballerSrdan Antic (born 1960), Serbian basketball coachSvetlana Mugoša-Antic (born 1964), Serbian handball playerZoran Antic (born 1975), Serbian footballer
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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