Dictionary

obsolescent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɒbsəˈlɛsənt/ (UK)
• /ɑbsəˈlɛsənt/ (US)
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Etymology

From Latin obsolēscēns.

Meanings

1. In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
   • How can I live among this gentle obsolescent breed of heroes, and not weep? a. 1944, Keith Douglas, “Aristocrats”, in Collected Poems, published 1977:

Forms

Deriveds

nonobsolescent

Relateds

-escent · obsolescently · obsolescence

Synonyms

on its way out · deprecated

Translations (19)

fr obsolescent (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · ca obsolescent (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · pl zanikający (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · no på vei til å bli foreldet (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · el απαρχαιούμενος (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · hu elavulóban lévő (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · pl wychodzący z użycia (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · hu régies (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · tr eskimekte (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · es obsolescente (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · hi लुप्तप्राय (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · hi लोपोन्मुख (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · bg отпадащ от употреба (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · pt obsolescente (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · fi vanhentuva (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · de veraltend (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · ka მოძველებადი (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · ru устарева́ющий (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) · hu elavulófélben lévő (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet)