vintage

1 of 2

noun

vin·​tage ˈvin-tij 

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

2 of 2

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

Synonyms

Adjective

• antique
• old-fashioned
• old-school
• old-time
• old-timey
• old-world
• oldfangled
• quaint
• retro
• retrograde

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Last year, an exhibition in Tokyo was also dedicated to its signature Bamboo 1947 bag, which featured a display of 60 vintage models of the accessory. —Denni Hu, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025

Make a more extravagant design with tile in your bathroom, or keep it clean and simple by using colored tile to create a single-column design. 10 of 26 Vintage Reproduction Bathroom Accent Wall Use vintage tiles to create an accent wall that matches your home's style. —Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025

Adjective

The move came a decade after former Gov. George Ryan established a moratorium on death sentences after a string of men were let off death row after DNA evidence called their guilt into question. Want more vintage Chicago? —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025

The Chopard spokesmodel later boarded a helicopter at Hudson Yards, changing into a vintage shearling coat by Dolce & Gabbana. —Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Mar. 2025

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

Phrases Containing vintage

• vintage year

Rhymes for vintage

• mintage

Kids Definition

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