vintage

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noun

vin·​tage ˈvin-tij How to pronounce vintage (audio)
Synonyms of vintage
1
a(1)
: a season's yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard
(2)
: wine
especially : a usually superior wine all or most of which comes from a single year
b
: a collection of contemporaneous and similar persons or things : crop
2
: the act or time of harvesting grapes or making wine
3
a
: a period of origin or manufacture
a piano of 1845 vintage
b
: length of existence : age

vintage

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adjective

1
of wine : of, relating to, or produced in a particular vintage
2
: of old, recognized, and enduring interest, importance, or quality : classic
3
a
: dating from the past : old
b
: outmoded, old-fashioned
4
: of the best and most characteristic
—used with a proper noun
… vintage Shaw: a wise and winning comedy …—Time

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Examples of vintage in a Sentence

Noun a piano of 1845 vintage Adjective the designer's bracelets and necklaces have the vintage look of jewelry from the 1920s
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Ahead, interior designers share how to style vintage rugs to make your home feel cozy and lived-in. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 29 June 2026 Per Worthy, the vintage Fred Leighton creation is worth around $1 million. — Freya Drohan, InStyle, 30 June 2026
Adjective
Keep reading to learn which vintage fabric types and makers fetch high amounts in auctions, as well as expert tips to identify valuable fabrics at thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026 Those tickets were then submitted into a raffle that reportedly included luxury prizes like designer bags and even a vintage car. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for vintage

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, probably alteration of vendage, from Anglo-French vendage, vendenge, from Latin vindemia grape-gathering, vintage, from vinum wine, grapes + demere to take off, from de- + emere to take — more at wine, redeem

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Adjective

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of vintage was in the 15th century

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“Vintage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vintage. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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vintage

noun
vin·​tage
ˈvint-ij
1
a
: the grapes or wine produced during one season
b
: wine entry 1 sense 1
2
: a period in which something was made or was begun
a violin of 1820 vintage
vintage adjective
Etymology

Noun

Middle English vintage, an altered form of vendage "the grapes picked during a season," from early French vendage, vendenge (same meaning), from Latin vindemia (same meaning), from vinum "wine, grapes" and demere "to take off" — related to vine, vinegar

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