Obsoleteness

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

obsoleteness - the property of being out of date and not current superannuation oldness - the quality of being old; the opposite of newness