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C1. not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable: Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Old or old-fashioned. age-old. ageing. ancient. antediluvian. anti-progressive. fossilization. fossilized. frumpy. fustily. outdatedly. outmoded.
adjective. us / ˌɑːb.s ə lˈiːt / uk / ˌɒb.s ə lˈiːt / Add to word list. C1. not in use anymore, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable: Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Old or old-fashioned. age-old. aging. ancient. antediluvian.
Find 46 different ways to say OBSOLETE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
Obsolete is from the Latin obsolescere "to fall into disuse," and it is a very handy adjective for anything that is no longer used, from words to factories to computer software to ways of thinking. Something that is obsolete has usually been displaced by a newer, shinier innovation.
What does the word obsolete mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. obsolete has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. life sciences (early 1600s) medicine (early 1600s) taxonomy (mid 1700s) See meaning & use.
adjective. no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression. of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date: an obsolete battleship. (of a linguistic form) no longer in use, especially, out of use for at least the past century.: Compare archaic. effaced by wearing down or away.
3 days ago · 1. no longer in use or practice; discarded. 2. no longer in fashion; out-of-date; passé. 3. Biology. rudimentary or poorly developed as compared with its counterpart in other individuals of a related species, the opposite sex, etc.; vestigial. said of an organ, etc.
