démodé
/ˌdeɪməʊˈdeɪ/
démodé adjective: outdated, old-fashioned.
Adjective
démodé (comparative more démodé, superlative most démodé)
- Outdated, old-fashioned.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
| comparative | more démodé |
|---|---|
| superlative | most 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- Démodé means outdated, old-fashioned.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
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