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The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship. We may discover something venerable in the antiqueness of the work. Addison.

The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity.

The state of being anxious; anxiety. [R.]

xiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.

The quality of being anxious; great solicitude; anxiety.

applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion. "The apathy of despair." Macaulay. A certain apathy or sluggishness in his nature which led him . . . to leave events to take their own course.…

The state of being an ape.

The state of being apetalous.

of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.

int of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion.

In pieces or to pieces. [Obs.] "Being torn apieces." Shak.

The quality of being apish; mimicry; foppery.

ree or more colors are brought to the same focus, the degree of achromatism thus obtained being more complete than where two rays only are thus focused, as in the ordinary achromatic objective. --Ap`o*chro"ma*tism (#), n.

Shortening by apocope; the state of being apocopated.

The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness.

the terminations and attachments of, many muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin. See Fascia.

The state or quality of being apostolical.

Apparentness; state of being apparent. Coleridge.

Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton.

Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is appealable.