- obsolete, obsolescent
- Things that are no longer used or needed are obsolete. Things that are becoming obsolete are obsolescent.
Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
obsolete, obsolescent
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obsolete, obsolescent — Obsolete means no longer in general use, discarded, out of date : In most sections of this country, the horse and buggy is an obsolete means of transportation. Gramercy is an obsolete word for thanks. Obsolescent means becoming outdated, outmoded … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
obsolete, obsolescent — Things that are no longer used or needed are obsolete. Things that are becoming obsolete are obsolescent … Dictionary of troublesome word
obsolescent — obsolete, obsolescent Both words are derived from Latin obsolescere meaning ‘to fall into disuse’. Something (either physical, such as a piece of machinery, or conceptual, such as a custom or idea) is obsolete when it is outdated and no longer… … Modern English usage
obsolete — obsolete, obsolescent Both words are derived from Latin obsolescere meaning ‘to fall into disuse’. Something (either physical, such as a piece of machinery, or conceptual, such as a custom or idea) is obsolete when it is outdated and no longer… … Modern English usage
obsolescent — obsolescence [ ɔpsɔlesɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1958; mot angl. (1828), du lat. obsolescere « tomber en désuétude » ♦ Didact. Fait de devenir périmé. Spécialt (Écon.) Pour un bien, Fait d être déprécié, périmé pour des raisons indépendantes de son usure… … Encyclopédie Universelle
obsolescent — See obsolete, obsolescent … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
obsolete — See obsolete, obsolescent … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
obsolète — [ ɔpsɔlɛt ] adj. • 1596; lat. obsoletus 1 ♦ Ling. Qui n est plus en usage. Mot obsolète. ⇒ ancien, désuet. 2 ♦ Écon. Dont l usage se raréfie au profit d une nouveauté. Une machine obsolète. ⇒ périmé, vieux. « l armement nucléaire, toujours… … Encyclopédie Universelle
obsolescent — index obsolete, outdated, outmoded Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 obsolescent … Law dictionary
obsolete — , obsolescent Things that are no longer used or needed are obsolete. Things that are becoming obsolete are obsolescent … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
