古典的|こてんてきkotenteki

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectiveclassical; classic
    もっと古典的こてんてきな顔立かおだちなのかと思おもいきや、今いまの時代じだいでも充分じゅうぶん通用つうようする美形びけいです。↗
    I expected more classical features, but hers is a beauty that would do well even in this age.
Conjugation
Plain form古典的(こてんてき)
Polite (desu)古典的です(こてんてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)古典的ではない(こてんてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)古典的ではありません(こてんてきではありません)
Past (datta)古典的だった(こてんてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)古典的ではなかった(こてんてきではなかった)
Te form (de)古典的で(こてんてきで)
Adverbial (ni)古典的に(こてんてきに)
Conditional (nara)古典的なら(こてんてきなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymクラシカルNeutralLoanword for a classical style with an old-world charm, used mostly of music, clothing and architecture.
  • Related伝統的でんとうてきWrittenWritten and formal, this describes what is handed down through generations, as in 「伝統的な行事」; it stresses inheritance, while 「古典的」 stresses classic style.
  • RelatedオーソドックスNeutralLoanword for orthodox, conventional ways, as in 「オーソドックスな手法」; it stresses staying within accepted bounds rather than classic style.
  • RelatedトラディショナルNeutralLoanword for a traditional style, said mostly of clothing and design; unlike 「古典的」, it carries no sense of classic value.
  • Relatedギリシャ・ローマ風のWrittenWritten and descriptive, this means Greco-Roman in style; it points specifically to the Western classical look.
  • Related古代ギリシャ・ローマのWrittenWritten and descriptive, this means of ancient Greece and Rome; it stresses the historical era rather than classic style.
  • Antonym現代的げんだいてきNeutralAntonym: having the qualities befitting the modern age; it stands in contrast to classical style.
  • Antonym革新的かくしんてきNeutralAntonym: innovative and reform-minded; it opposes the tradition-following side of 「古典的」.
  • Antonym前衛的ぜんえいてきNeutralAntonym: avant-garde, pioneering; it stands in opposition to orthodox classicism.

Use 「古典的」 for a classic style or for traditional patterns, as in 「古典的な手口」 and 「古典的名作」. For what is handed down over generations, say 「伝統的」; for orthodox, conventional ways, 「オーソドックス」. The main antonym is 「現代的」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 古典こてんとしての趣おもむき、風格ふうかくを備そなえ文化的ぶんかてき価値かちがあるさま。
  2. 古典こてんとしての伝統でんとう、様式ようしきを重おもんじるさま。
  3. 古典派こてんは美術びじゅつ、古典こてん音楽おんがくなどに関連かんれんするさま。
  4. 古ふるくからあるさま。過去かこにおいて広ひろく用もちいられたが、現在げんざいでは精密せいみつさを欠かくなどして古ふるくなっているさま。
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