moribund en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
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Etymology
From Latin moribundus (“dying”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
These moribund shapes were free as air—and nearly as thin.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 206, column 2:
- (figuratively, not-comparable) Almost obsolete; nearing an end.
Deriveds
moribundness · moribundly · moribundity · unmoribund
Relateds
mortify · mortal · mortuary · amortal · mortality
Translations (66)
pt morrediço (approaching death) · gl moribundo (approaching death) · pt moribundo (approaching death) · es mortecino (approaching death) · hu haldokló (approaching death) · cs moribundní (approaching death) · th ร่อแร่ (approaching death) · no døende (approaching death) · uk той, що виходить з вжитку (almost obsolete) · de moribund (approaching death) · gv raad y vaaish (approaching death) · it morente (approaching death) · pl konający (approaching death) · id sekarat (approaching death) · da døende (approaching death) · id nazak (approaching death) · it moribondo (approaching death) · id hampir mati (almost obsolete) · ja 死にかけている (approaching death) · fr moribond (approaching death) · cmn 腐朽 (approaching death) · fi katoava (almost obsolete) · ms nazak (approaching death) · is að dauða kominn (approaching death) · el ετοιμοθάνατος (approaching death) · fi poistuva (almost obsolete) · ca moribund (approaching death) · bg умиращ (approaching death) · sv utdöende (almost obsolete) · gv lieh-vio (approaching death) · ru агони́рующий (approaching death) · fi loppuva (almost obsolete) · sh agonalni (approaching death) · de todgeweiht (approaching death) · tr can çekişen (approaching death) · sh umirući (approaching death) · ga díbheo (approaching death) · sa मारुक (approaching death) · uk відсталий (almost obsolete) · pl umierający (approaching death) · fi kuoleva (approaching death) · gv gyn leihill (approaching death) · is dauðvona (approaching death) · hu kihalófélben lévő (almost obsolete) · is (to be moribund) liggja fyrir dauðanum (approaching death) · cmn 垂死 (approaching death) · ru умира́ющий (approaching death) · gv neuvioal (approaching death) · uk вмираючий (approaching death) · hu halódó (approaching death) · fr mourant (approaching death) · ja 瀕死の (approaching death) · gv neuvioyr (approaching death) · da uddøende (almost obsolete) · sv döende (approaching death) · sh moribundan (approaching death) · es moribundo (approaching death) · ru устарева́ющий (almost obsolete) · pt morrente (approaching death) · la moribundus (approaching death) · sh samrtnički (approaching death) · gv lhiastagh (approaching death) · cmn 瀕死 /濒死 (approaching death) · ru загнива́ющий (approaching death) · ru выходя́щий из употребле́ния (almost obsolete) · hu kihalóban lévő (almost obsolete)