Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "antic" suna ne da ke nufin wani abu mara kyau ko ban mamaki, aiki, ko matsayi, yawanci ana nufin ya zama abin ban dariya ko wasa. A matsayin sifa, yana bayyana wani ko wani abu mai ban mamaki, mai ban sha'awa, ko ban dariya ta hanya mai ban sha'awa.
