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What's The Definition Of Antic?
[n] a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
[adj] ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" [v] act as or like a clown Synonyms | Synonyms for Antic: caper | clown | clown around | fantastic | fantastical | grotesque | joke | prank | put-on | strange | trick | unusual Related Terms | Find terms related to Antic: animated | artifice | bizarre | caper | capersome | caracole | carry on | casual | cavort | coltish | comic | comical | curvet | cut a dido | cut capers | cut up | dance | disport | easy | exuberant | fanciful | fantastic | farcical | flounce | fool around | foolish | frisk | frisky | frolic | frolicsome | full of beans | gambol | gamesome | gay | grotesque | hearty | horse around | impossible | incomprehensible | inconceivable | incredible | lark | laughable | light | lively | ludicrous | mischievous | monkeyshine | monkeyshines | play | playful | practical joke | prank | prankish | pranky | roguish | rollick | rollicking | rollicksome | romp | rompish | shenanigan | shenanigans | shines | skip | skittish | spirited | sport | sportive | sprightly | suave | tomfoolery | trick | trip | unaccountable | unbelievable | unexpected | unimaginable | vital | vivacious | waggish trick | whimsical | wile | zestful | zippy See Also | dirty trick | diversion | jest | joke | practical joke | recreation Antic In Webster's Dictionary \An"tic\, a. [The same word as antique; cf. It. antico
ancient. See {Antique}.]
1. Old; antique. (Zo["o]l.) ``Lords of antic fame.'' --Phaer.
2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.
The antic postures of a merry-andrew. --Addison.
The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in
name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. --Fuller.
\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. --Spenser. 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. --Wordsworth. 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. --Ford. \An"tic\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anticked}, {Antickt}.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] --Shak. \An"tic\, v. i. To perform antics. |
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