antic

/'æntik/
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A performer in an antic costume dances at a children's festival.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Ludicrously odd; fantastic; grotesque: Describes something that is absurdly strange, fanciful, or bizarre in appearance or manner.

  2. Noun:

    • A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement: A playful, silly, or outlandish gesture or piece of behavior, often intended to make people laugh.

  3. Verb:

    • To act as or like a clown; to caper about in a ludicrous manner: To behave in a playful, silly, or absurd way.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The actor's antic behavior on stage had the audience in stitches.
    • The garden was filled with antic sculptures of mythical creatures.

  • Noun:

    • The children laughed at the puppy's antics.
    • His silly antics were a constant source of amusement for his friends.

  • Verb:

    • The comedian anticked around the stage, mimicking various animals.
    • Stop anticking about and focus on your work!
Advanced Usage
  • "to cut an antic": (archaic) to perform a funny trick or caper.
    • The jester was known to cut an antic for the king's pleasure.
Variants and Related Words

  • Antically (adverb): In an antic manner.

    • He danced antically to the quirky music.

  • Anticness (noun): The quality of being antic.

    • The anticness of the performance was its main charm.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Bizarre, fantastic, grotesque, ludicrous, outlandish.
  • Noun: Caper, prank, trick, frolic, tomfoolery.
  • Verb: Clown (around), frolic, gambol, caper.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Antic about: (less common) To behave in a silly, playful manner in a particular place or situation.
    • The tourists were anticking about in the town square.
Related Idioms
  • "Full of antics": Describes a person or animal that is constantly behaving in a playful, silly way.
    • That kitten is full of antics from morning till night.
antic

A performer in an antic costume dances at a children's festival.

Adjective
  1. ludicrously odd
    • Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
    • fantastic Halloween costumes
    • a grotesque reflection in the mirror
Noun
  1. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
Verb
  1. act as or like a clown

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