obsolescent
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin obsolēscēns.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Adjective edit
obsolescent (comparative more obsolescent, superlative most obsolescent)
- In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
- a. 1944, Keith Douglas, “Aristocrats”, in Collected Poems, published 1977:
- How can I live among this gentle
obsolescent breed of heroes, and not weep?
Synonyms edit
- deprecated, on its way out; see also Thesaurus:obsolete
Related terms edit
Translations edit
in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet
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See also edit
French edit
Adjective edit
obsolescent (feminine obsolescente, masculine plural obsolescents, feminine plural obsolescentes)
Further reading edit
- “obsolescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Verb edit
obsolēscent