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obsolete Adjective no longer used; out of date [Latin obsoletus worn out]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. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
obsolete adjective outdated, old, passé, ancient, antique, old-fashioned, dated, discarded, extinct, past it, out of date, archaic, disused, out of fashion, out, antiquated, anachronistic, outmoded, musty, old hat, behind the times, superannuated, antediluvian, outworn, démodé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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete. In this manner, a man of talent, and of great antiquarian erudition, limited the popularity of his work, by excluding from it every thing which was not sufficiently obsolete to be altogether forgotten and unintelligible. From time to time I dipped into old Sir Thomas Malory's enchanting book, and fed at its rich feast of prodigies and adventures, breathed in the fragrance of its obsolete names, and dreamed again. |
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