Antic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

act as or like a clown

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾəptɹˌoʊmənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈantɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈantɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾəptɹˌoʊmənsi/.

Examples

Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
fantastic Halloween costumes
a grotesque reflection in the mirror

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grotesque clown caper clown around put-on fantastical prank joke fantastic trick

Parts of Speech

noun	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
verb	act as or like a clown
adjective	ludicrously odd “Hamlet's assumed antic disposition”

Word Forms

antic	adjective	ludicrously odd
antic	verb	act as or like a clown
jokester	noun	a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
prankster	noun	someone who plays practical jokes on others
trickster	noun	someone who plays practical jokes on others
clown	noun	a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
clowning	noun	a comic incident or series of incidents
antic	noun	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
grotesqueness	noun	ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

antik

eine lächerliche oder groteske Handlung, die zum Spaß und zur Unterhaltung begangen wird

🇫🇷French

antique

un acte ridicule ou grotesque accompli pour le plaisir et l'amusement

🇪🇸Spanish

grotesco

un acto ridículo o grotesco realizado por diversión y entretenimiento

🇮🇹Italian

antico

un atto ridicolo o grottesco compiuto per divertimento e divertimento

🇳🇱Dutch

antiek

een belachelijke of groteske daad, gedaan voor de lol en amusement

🇵🇹Portuguese

estranho

um ato ridículo ou grotesco feito para diversão e diversão

🇷🇺Russian

античный

нелепое или гротескное действие, совершаемое ради развлечения и развлечения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विलक्षण

मनोरंजन और मनोरंजन के लिए किया गया एक हास्यास्पद या विचित्र कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরোধী

মজা এবং চিত্তবিনোদনের জন্য করা একটি হাস্যকর বা উদ্ভট কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

முரட்டுத்தனமான

கேளிக்கை மற்றும் கேளிக்கைக்காக செய்யப்படும் கேலிக்குரிய அல்லது கோரமான செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వింత

వినోదం మరియు వినోదం కోసం చేసిన హాస్యాస్పదమైన లేదా వింతైన చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

विरोधी

मजा आणि करमणुकीसाठी केलेले हास्यास्पद किंवा विचित्र कृत्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરોધી

આનંદ અને મનોરંજન માટે કરવામાં આવેલ હાસ્યાસ્પદ અથવા વિચિત્ર કૃત્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿರೋಧಿ

ವಿನೋದ ಮತ್ತು ವಿನೋದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಹಾಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಪದ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಡಂಬನಾತ್ಮಕ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിരുദ്ധ

വിനോദത്തിനും വിനോദത്തിനും വേണ്ടി ചെയ്യുന്ന പരിഹാസ്യമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിചിത്രമായ പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ

ਮਜ਼ੇਦਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ ਲਈ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਹਾਸੋਹੀਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਅੰਗਾਤਮਕ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

مخالف

تفریح اور تفریح کے لئے کیا گیا ایک مضحکہ خیز یا عجیب و غریب عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滑稽

为了好玩和娱乐而做出的荒唐或怪诞的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

おふざけ

楽しみや娯楽のために行われるばかげたまたはグロテスクな行為

🇰🇷Korean

익살스러운

재미와 오락을 위해 행해진 우스꽝스럽거나 기괴한 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phản cảm

một hành động lố bịch hoặc kỳ cục được thực hiện để vui và giải trí

🇹🇭Thai

แอนตี้

การกระทำที่น่าหัวเราะหรือพิสดารที่ทำเพื่อความสนุกสนานและความบันเทิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

antik

tindakan menggelikan atau aneh yang dilakukan untuk kesenangan dan hiburan

🇵🇭Filipino

kalokohan

isang katawa-tawa o katawa-tawa na gawa na ginawa para sa kasiyahan at libangan

🇲🇾Malay

antik

perbuatan menggelikan atau menggelikan yang dilakukan untuk keseronokan dan keseronokan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتيك

عمل مثير للسخرية أو بشع يتم القيام به من أجل المتعة والتسلية

🇮🇷Persian

ضد و نقیض

یک عمل مضحک یا مزخرف که برای سرگرمی و سرگرمی انجام می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

antika

eğlence ve eğlence için yapılan gülünç veya grotesk bir hareket

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַעֲלוּל

מעשה מגוחך או גרוטסקי שנעשה בשביל הכיף והשעשוע

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