What is "antic"

Antique \An*tique"\, a. [F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient, equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. Antic.]

1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.

   For the antique world excess and pride did hate.
   --Spenser.

2. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. ``Antique words.''
   --Spenser.

3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's ``Castle of Indolence.''

4. Odd; fantastic. [In this sense, written antic.]

   Syn: Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See Ancient.

1520s, "grotesque or comical gesture," from Italian antico "antique," from Latin antiquus "old" (see antique). Originally (like grotesque) a 16c. Italian word referring to the strange and fantastic representations on ancient murals unearthed around Rome (especially originally the Baths of Titus, rediscovered 16c.); later extended to "any bizarre thing or behavior," in which sense it first arrived in English. As an adjective in English from 1580s, "grotesque, bizarre."

1. 1 (context architecture arts English) grotesque, incongruous. 2 Grotesque, bizarre; absurd. 3 (obsolete form of antique English) n. 1 (context architecture arts obsolete English) A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle. 2 A caricature. 3 (context often in plural English) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour. 4 A grotesque performer or clown. v

2. 1 (context intransitive English) To perform antics. 2 (context obsolete English) To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous. 3 (context transitive rare English) To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously. 4 (context transitive English) To make appear like a buffoon.

adj. ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" [syn: fantastic, fantastical, grotesque]

v. act as or like a clown [syn: clown, clown around]

n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]

Antić is a Serbo-Croatian surname. It may refer to:

• Aleksandar Antić (born 1969), Serbian politician
• Boško Antić (born 1944), Bosnian Serb footballer
• Čedomir Antić (born 1974), Serbian historian, political activist
• Dejan Antić (born 1968), Serbian grandmaster
• Goran Antić (born 1985), Swiss footballer
• Igor Antić (born 1962), French-Serbian visual artist
• Ivan Antić (1923–2005), Serbian architect
• Mika Antić (1932–1986), Yugoslav poet, film director
• Nikola Antić (born 1994), Serbian footballer
• Pero Antić (born 1982), Macedonian basketballer
• Radomir Antić (born 1948), Serbian football manager
• Sava Antić (1930–1998), Serbian footballer and manager
• Slobodan Antić (born 1950), former Yugoslav footballer
• Srđan Antić (born 1960), Serbian basketball coach
• Svetlana Mugoša-Antić (born 1964), Serbian handball player
• Zoran Antić (born 1975), Serbian footballer

Antic without a diacritical mark may refer to:

• ANTIC - Display chip used in the Atari 8-bit family of computers.
• Antic (magazine) - Defunct US Atari computer magazine.
• Antic Software - Software company associated with Antic magazine.

Antic was a home computer magazine devoted to the Atari 8-bit family (Atari 400/800, XL, XE, XEGS). It was named after the ANTIC chip which provided 2D graphics in the computers. The magazine was published from April 1982 until June/July 1990. Antic printed type-in programs (usually in BASIC), reviews, and tutorials, among other articles. Each issue contained one type-in game as "Game of the Month."

Its main rival in the United States was ANALOG Computing, another long-lived magazine devoted to the Atari 8-bit line. COMPUTE! also served Atari 8-bit owners with type-in programs, though it covered other 8-bit home computers as well.