obsolete

ob·so·lete  (bs-lt, bs-lt)

adj.

1. No longer in use: an obsolete word.

2. Outmoded in design, style, or construction: an obsolete locomotive.

3. Biology Vestigial or imperfectly developed, especially in comparison with other individuals or related species; not clearly marked or seen; indistinct. Used of an organ or other part of an animal or plant.

tr.v. ob·so·let·ed, ob·so·let·ing, ob·so·letes

To cause to become obsolete.

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[Latin obsoltus, past participle of obsolscere, to fall into disuse; see obsolescent.]

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obso·letely adv.

obso·leteness n.

obso·letism n.

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obsolete

Adjective

no longer used; out of date [Latin obsoletus worn out]

USAGE: The word obsoleteness is hardly ever used, obsolescence standing as the noun form for both obsolete and obsolescent.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

obsolete - no longer in use; "obsolete words" disused noncurrent - not current or belonging to the present time

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obsolete

adjective outdated, old, passé, ancient, antique, old-fashioned, dated, discarded, extinct, past it, out of date, archaic, disused, out of fashion, out, antiquated, anachronistic, outmoded, musty, old hat, behind the times, superannuated, antediluvian, outworn, démodé (French) out of the ark (informal) vieux jeu (French) << OPPOSITE up-to-date

Translations

obsolete [ˈɔbsəliːt] adj → obsoleto

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obsolete [ˈɔbsəliːt] adj → dépassé(e) → périmé(e)

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obsolete [ˈɔbsəliːt] adj → veraltet

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obsolete [ˈɔbsəliːt] adj → obsoleto/a; [word] → desueto/a

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obsolete

adj obsolete [ˈobsəliːt, (American also ) obsəˈli:t]

no longer in use obsolete weapons. verouderd مَهْجور، قَديم ، بَطُل اسْتِعْمالُه остарял zastaralý forældet veraltet απαρχαιωμένος, ξεπερασμένος obsoleto vananenud منسوخ käytöstä pois jäänyt dépassé, périmé מְיוּשָן अप्रचलित zastario elavult usang úreltur antiquato, obsoleto すたれた 사라진, 폐기된, 구식의 nebevartojamas, pasenęs novecojis tdk digunakan lagi verouderd foreldet przestarzały obsoleto depăşit, demodat устарелый zastaraný, zastaralý, neplatný zastarel, odpisan zastareo föråldrad, gammalmodig, förlegad ที่ล้าสมัย (artık) kullanılmayan, terk edilmiş 已廢棄的，陳舊的 такий, що вийшов з ужитку; застарілий متروک، فرسودہ cổ xưa 已废弃的，陈旧的