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vintage

adj · noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • vĭnʹtĭj
  • /ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Having an enduring appeal; high-quality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Classic, or old enough to be recognizably outdated but not old enough to be antique (such as watches, video or computer games from the 1980s or 1990s, old magazines, etc.).

built between the years 1919 and (usually) 1930 (or sometimes 1919 to 1925 in the USA).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive

Qualifier: Of a motor car

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Classic, or old enough to be recognizably outdated but not old enough to be antique (such as watches, video or computer games from the 1980s or 1990s, old magazines, etc.).

produced between the years 1870 and 1980.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive

Qualifier: Of a watch

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5

adj

Meaning 5

Classic, or old enough to be recognizably outdated but not old enough to be antique (such as watches, video or computer games from the 1980s or 1990s, old magazines, etc.).

produced between the years of 1945 and 1970, during the post-war period.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive

Qualifier: Of an item of clothing

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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8

noun

Meaning 8

The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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9

noun

Meaning 9

The year or place in which something is produced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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10

verb

Meaning 10

To harvest (grapes).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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11

verb

Meaning 11

To make (wine) from grapes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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12

noun

Meaning 12

the oldness of wines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: time of origin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: oldness

13

noun

Meaning 13

a season's yield of wine from a vineyard

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: wine, vino

History

Etymology

From Middle English vendage, vyndage, from Anglo-Norman vendenge, from Old French vendage, vendenge (cognate with French vendange), from Latin vindēmia (“a gathering of grapes, vintage”), from vīnum (“wine”) + dēmō (“take off or away, remove”), from de (“of; from, away from”) + emō (“take”).

Across languages

Translations

126 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: марков (markov) — relating to a vintage or to wine identified by a specific vintage
  • Danish: årgangs- — relating to a vintage or to wine identified by a specific vintage
  • German: Jahrgang- — relating to a vintage or to wine identified by a specific vintage
  • German: Jahrgangs- — relating to a vintage or to wine identified by a specific vintage
  • Hungarian: évjáratos — relating to a vintage or to wine identified by a specific vintage
  • Hungarian: évjáratú — relating to a vintage or to wine identified by a specific vintage
  • Russian: ма́рочный (máročnyj) — relating to a vintage or to wine identified by a specific vintage
  • Russian: вы́держанный (výderžannyj) — relating to a vintage or to wine identified by a specific vintage
  • Spanish: cosecha — relating to a vintage or to wine identified by a specific vintage
  • Turkish: kaliteli şarap — relating to a vintage or to wine identified by a specific vintage
  • Bulgarian: класически (klasičeski) — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Bulgarian: винтидж (vintidž) — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Danish: klassisk — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Dutch: klassiek — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Finnish: vintage — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Hungarian: klasszikus — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Hungarian: minőségi — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Hungarian: márkás — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Hungarian: muzeális — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Hungarian: kiváló — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Hungarian: régi — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Hungarian: jó — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Hungarian: emlékezetes — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Hungarian: igazi — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Hungarian: hamisítatlan — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Macedonian: кла́сичен (klásičen) — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Polish: klasyczny — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Polish: vintage — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Russian: класси́ческий (klassíčeskij) — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Serbo-Croatian: klasičan — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Spanish: vintage — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Swedish: klassisk — having an enduring appeal; classic
  • Bulgarian: ретро (retro) — of a car, built between 1919 and 1930
  • Macedonian: ре́тро (rétro) — of a car, built between 1919 and 1930
  • Polish: zabytkowy — of a car, built between 1919 and 1930
  • Portuguese: antigo — of a car, built between 1919 and 1930
  • Polish: zabytkowy — of a watch, produced between the years 1870 and 1980
  • Bulgarian: гроздова реколта (grozdova rekolta) — yield of grapes during one season
  • Catalan: verema — yield of grapes during one season
  • Chinese Mandarin: 年份 (niánfèn) — yield of grapes during one season
  • Danish: druehøst — yield of grapes during one season
  • Dutch: wijnoogst — yield of grapes during one season
  • Finnish: rypälesato — yield of grapes during one season
  • Galician: vendima — yield of grapes during one season
  • Galician: anada — yield of grapes during one season
  • Georgian: რთველი (rtveli) — yield of grapes during one season
  • Georgian: მოსავალი (mosavali) — yield of grapes during one season
  • German: Traubenlese — yield of grapes during one season
  • Hungarian: szőlőtermés — yield of grapes during one season
  • Hungarian: bortermés — yield of grapes during one season
  • Italian: vendemmia — yield of grapes during one season
  • Ladin: vendëmia — yield of grapes during one season
  • Latin: vindēmia — yield of grapes during one season
  • Macedonian: гро́здова реко́лта (grózdova rekólta) — yield of grapes during one season
  • Macedonian: реко́лта (rekólta) — yield of grapes during one season
  • Māori: whakinga wāina — yield of grapes during one season
  • Norwegian Bokmål: druehøst — yield of grapes during one season
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vinhøst — yield of grapes during one season
  • Polish: zbiór — yield of grapes during one season
  • Portuguese: vindima — yield of grapes during one season
  • Russian: урожа́й (urožáj) — yield of grapes during one season
  • Serbo-Croatian: berba — yield of grapes during one season
  • Spanish: vendimia — yield of grapes during one season
  • Swedish: skörd — yield of grapes during one season
  • Welsh: cynhaeaf — yield of grapes during one season
  • Bulgarian: марково вино (markovo vino) — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Catalan: collita — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Danish: årgang — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Dutch: wijnjaar — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Finnish: vuosikerta — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Galician: colleita — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Galician: anada — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Georgian: რთველი (rtveli) — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Georgian: მოსავალი (mosavali) — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • German: Jahrgang — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Hungarian: évjárat — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Norwegian Bokmål: årgang — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Polish: rocznik — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Polish: vintage — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Russian: вино́ урожа́я (vinó urožája) — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Serbo-Croatian: berba — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Spanish: cosecha — wine identified by year and vineyard
  • Bulgarian: гроздобер (grozdober) — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Danish: tapning — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Finnish: viininkorjuu — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • French: vendange — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Galician: vendima — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Georgian: რთველი (rtveli) — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • German: Lese — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Hungarian: szüret — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Italian: vendemmia — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Macedonian: гро́здобер (grózdober) — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Māori: whakinga wāina — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tapning — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Occitan: vendémia — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Polish: winobranie — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Russian: сбор — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Spanish: vendimia — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Swedish: tappning — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Walloon: vindindje — harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
  • Bulgarian: година (godina) — year or place something is produced
  • Catalan: anyada — year or place something is produced
  • Danish: årgang — year or place something is produced
  • Dutch: wijnoogst — year or place something is produced
  • Dutch: cru — year or place something is produced
  • Finnish: vuosikerta — year or place something is produced
  • French: récolte — year or place something is produced
  • French: cru — year or place something is produced
  • German: Jahrgang — year or place something is produced
  • Hungarian: évjárat — year or place something is produced
  • Macedonian: го́дина (gódina) — year or place something is produced
  • Norwegian Bokmål: årgang — year or place something is produced
  • Polish: rocznik — year or place something is produced
  • Russian: год (god) — year or place something is produced
  • Serbo-Croatian: godište — year or place something is produced
  • Spanish: data — year or place something is produced
  • Swedish: årgång — year or place something is produced
  • Bulgarian: бера грозде (bera grozde) — to harvest grapes
  • Catalan: veremar — to harvest grapes
  • Galician: vendimar — to harvest grapes
  • Hungarian: szüretel — to harvest grapes
  • Polish: zbierać — to harvest grapes
  • Russian: собира́ть — to harvest grapes
  • Turkish: bağ bozmak — to harvest grapes
  • Ottoman Turkish: باغ بوزمق — to harvest grapes
  • Polish: tłoczyć — to make wine from grapes
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