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antique vs Methuselah

Methuselah vs antique

antique and Methuselah both are nouns.

antique is an adjective but Methuselah is not an adjective.

antique is a verb but Methuselah is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antique Yes Yes Yes No
Methuselah Yes No No No
As nouns, Methuselah is a hypernym of antique; that is, Methuselah is a word with a broader meaning than antique:
  • antique: an elderly man
  • Methuselah: a man who is very old
Other hypernyms of antique include graybeard, greybeard, old man.
antique (noun) Methuselah (noun)
any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years
an elderly man a man who is very old
antique (adjective) Methuselah (adjective)
made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
out of fashion
belonging to or lasting from times long ago
antique (verb) Methuselah (verb)
give an antique appearance to
shop for antiques
Difference between antique and Methuselah

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