obsolescent

English

Etymology

From Latin obsolescentum.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɒbsəˈlɛsənt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɑbsəˈlɛsənt/
Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

obsolescent (comparative more obsolescent, superlative most obsolescent)

  1. In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
    • 1946 (posthumous), Keith Douglas, "Aristocrats," in Collected Poems (1977)
      How can I live among this gentle
      obsolescent breed of heroes, and not weep?

Translations

See also

French

Adjective

obsolescent (feminine singular obsolescente, masculine plural obsolescents, feminine plural obsolescentes)

  1. obsolescent

Latin

Verb

obsolescent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of obsolescō
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