obsolescent

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɒbsəˈlɛsənt/
• (US) IPA: /ɑbsəˈlɛsənt/

Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Etymology

First attested circa 1780, from Latin obsolescentum.

Adjective

obsolescent (comparative more obsolescent, superlative most obsolescent)

1. In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.

Related terms

• obsolescence
• obsolescently

Translations

in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet

• Chinese: trad. 荒廢的, simpl. 荒废的 (huāngfèide)
• French: obsolescent (fr)
• German: veraltend (de)
• Greek: απαρχαιούμενος (aparchaioumenos)
• Hindi: लोपोन्मुख (lōpōnmukha), लुप्तप्राय (luptaprāya)

• Norwegian: På vei til å bli foreldet
• Polish: wychodzący z użycia m, zanikający m
• Russian: устаревающий (ustarevájuščij)
• Spanish: obsolescente (es)

See also

• -escent

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Latin

Verb

obsolescent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of obsolescō