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démodé

/ˌdeɪməʊˈdeɪ/

démodé adjective: outdated, old-fashioned.

Adjective

démodé (comparative more démodé, superlative most démodé)

  1. Outdated, old-fashioned.
    • If, in the foregoing rapid summary, it has not always been possible to speak with uniform gravity, it is that, to-day, the main issue of Cecilia’s story has become—as the author’s own Captain Aresby would now have said—a little démodé.1903, Henry Austin Dobson, Fanny Burney
    • “And the Vicar's wife too. Dear, all this is weeks and weeks old; I suppose it has only just reached the Vicarage. Do let us be up-to-date. Physical culture has been quite démodé since last Thursday.”1914, A. A. Milne, “Merely Players”, in Once a Week

Synonyms of démodé

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Forms of démodé

comparativemore démodé
superlativemost démodé

Origin of démodé

Borrowed from French démodé.

Questions about démodé

What does démodé mean?
Démodé means outdated, old-fashioned.
What part of speech is démodé?
Démodé is an adjective.
How do you pronounce démodé?
Démodé is pronounced /ˌdeɪməʊˈdeɪ/.

Words near démodé in the dictionary

  1. déjà vus
  2. Délı̨nę
  3. Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę Government
  4. démarche
  5. démarches
  6. démodé
  7. démêlé
  8. démêlés
  9. dénouement
  10. dénouements
  11. dénoûment

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