extinct

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1432; from Latin extinctus, the past participle of extinguere (“to put out, destroy, abolish, extinguish”), corresponding to ex- + stinguere (“to quench”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/, /ɛkˈstɪŋkt/; SAMPA: /Ik"stINkt/, /Ek"stINkt/

  Rhymes: -ɪŋkt

Adjective

extinct (comparative more extinct, superlative most extinct)

1. (dated) Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)

   Poor Edward's cigarillo was already extinct.

2. No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.

   Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory.

3. No longer in existence; having died out.

   The dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.

4. (volcanology) No longer actively erupting.

   Most of the volcanos on this island are now extinct.

Synonyms

• (volcanology: no longer erupting): dormant

Antonyms

• (no longer alight): burning
• (having died out): extant
• (volcanology: no longer erupting): active

Related terms

• extinction
• extinctive
• extinguish

Translations

extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)

Catalan: extint (ca) Dutch: uitgestorven (nl) Finnish: sammunut (fi) French: éteint (fr) German: erloschen (de) Hebrew: כבוי (he) (kavuy)

Hungarian: kialudt (hu), elhamvadt (hu) Polish: wygasły (pl) m., zagasły (pl) m. Russian: потухший (ru) (potúxšij), угасший (ru) (ugásšij) Spanish: extinto (es) Swedish: släckt (sv), slocknad (sv) Turkish: söndürülmek (tr)

no longer used; obsolete, discontinued

Dutch: in onbruik (nl) Finnish: kadonnut (fi), poistunut (fi) Hungarian: megszűnt (hu)

Polish: martwy (pl) m. Russian: устаревший (ru) (ustar'évšij) Swedish: utdöd (sv)

having died out

Catalan: extint (ca) Czech: vyhynulý (cs) m., vymřelý (cs) m. Dutch: uitgestorven (nl) Esperanto: formortinta (eo) Finnish: (of a species) sukupuuttoon kuollut (fi) German: ausgestorben (de)

Hungarian: kihalt (hu) Polish: wymarły (pl) m. Russian: вымерший (ru) (vým'eršij) Spanish: extinto (es) Swedish: utdöd (sv)

no longer erupting

Catalan: extint (ca) Czech: vyhaslý (cs) m. Dutch: uitgedoofd (nl) Finnish: sammunut (fi) German: erloschen (de) Hebrew: כבוי (he) (kavuy)

Hungarian: kialudt (hu) Polish: wygasły (pl) m. Russian: потухший (ru) (potúxšij) Spanish: extinto (es) Swedish: slocknad (sv)

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Translations to be checked

Malay: kuno

External links

• extinct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• extinct in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911