What's the difference between an antique and an antiquity?

Answer 1

The phrase "in antiquity" is usually used by historians and archaeologists to describe something which happened or was made in pre-biblical times. For example the sentence "the tombs of the Pharoes were robbed in antiquity" would denote that they were robbed in times contemporary to the burial, rather than indicating they were robbed in say, 1789 AD. An "antique" refers to something which is over 100 years old.

Answer 2

An antique refers to an old physical object, whereas antiquity refers to a period of time long in the past, eg way back in antiquity.

Answer 3

antique is an adjective
antiquity is a noun

it means the same thing used differently in a sentence

Answer 4

Antiques are typically from the modern world and usually about 100-800 years odl whereas antiquity reefers to ancient and classical civilizations that are now extinct.

Answer 5

an antique is anything over a hundred years old but within the last 800 years or so - an antiquity is from say the Egyptian or ancient Greeks or Roman times well there ot there abouts
Do you guys never use reference books - actual books ot those on your pc?

Answer 6

Antique refers to an object that is from antiquity (old, historic ie. "the vase is an antique--it is from 1776!")
Antiquity is also a noun, but it refers to the past (ie. "the vase is from antiquity")

Answer 7

an object is considered an "antique" if it's 100yrs old or more.

an "antiquity" is an object from an older civilization, say a Mayan fertility doll, or a sceptre from ancient Egypt.

Answer 8

You mean apart from the spelling? Might be a nice idea to consult your dictionary. That's where I go for words and their meanings.

Answer 9

About $1,200.00.