désuet

French

Etymology

dé- +‎ suet (“be accustomed”), from Latin suescō (“become accustomed to”). Compare desuetude.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.zɥɛ/, /de.sɥɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Homophone: désuets

Adjective

désuet (feminine désuète, masculine plural désuets, feminine plural désuètes)

1. no longer in use; obsolete
2. out of style or fashion, old-fashioned, passé

Related terms

• désuétude

Further reading

• “désuet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

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