antic

(ăn'tĭk)
n.

1. A ludicrous or extravagant act or gesture; a caper.
2. Archaic. A buffoon, especially a performing clown.

adj.
Ludicrously odd; fantastic.

[From Italian antico, ancient (used of grotesque designs on some ancient Roman artifacts), from Latin antīquus, former, old.]

antically an'ti·cal·ly adv.

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noun

A mischievous act: caper, frolic, joke, lark, prank, trick. Informal shenanigan. Slang monkeyshine (often used in plural). See good/bad, work/play.

adjective

Conceived or done with no reference to reality or common sense: bizarre, fantastic, fantastical, far-fetched, grotesque. See true/false, usual/unusual.

n

Definition: joke
Antonyms: seriousness

IN BRIEF: A silly prank or playful act.

What crazy antic is Sam up to now?

Tutor's tip: Parents are "antique" (a relic of older times) enough to be impatient with the "antics" (pranks) of teenagers.

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• Pranks and Tricks - antic: attention-grabbing, playful prank

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - grotesk, fantastisk, bizar
n. - narrestreger, tossestreger, krumspring

Nederlands (Dutch)
(mv) grappen en grollen, absurde handeling, grotesk

Français (French)
adj. - d'antiquité, d'époque
n. - singerie, bouffonnerie, gambade, cabriole

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bizarr, komisch
n. - Posse

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φάρσα, αστείο φέρσιμο, (πληθ.) καραγκιοζιλίκια, καμώματα

Italiano (Italian)
scherzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ação (f) ou gesto (m) grosseiro, careta (f), máscara (f)

Русский (Russian)
гримаса, выкидать номер

Español (Spanish)
adj. - grotesco, raro, estrafalario
n. - travesuras, bufonadas, payasadas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - upptåg, pajas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
哗众取宠的, 古怪的, 滑稽的, 滑稽的动作, 古怪的姿势

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 嘩眾取寵的, 古怪的, 滑稽的
n. - 滑稽的動作, 古怪的姿勢

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 이상한, 익살맞은
n. - 어릿광대[짓], 기괴한 모습의 인간상

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 風変わりで滑稽な, おどけた
n. - おどけた仕草
v. - 道化を演ずる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غريب, مهرج, سلوك غريب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מגוחך (מיושן)‬
n. - ‮התנהגות או תנועה מגוחכת‬

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