obsolescent
/ɒbsəˈlɛsənt/US/ɑbsəˈlɛsənt/
obsolescent adjective: in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
Adjective
obsolescent (comparative more obsolescent, superlative most obsolescent)
- In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
- How can I live among this gentle
obsolescent breed of heroes, and not weep?a. 1944, Keith Douglas, “Aristocrats”, in Collected Poems, published 1977
- Synonyms:
- deprecated, on its way out
- How can I live among this gentle
obsolescent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
obsolescent in Hindi
- in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet
- लोपोन्मुख loponmukh, लुप्तप्राय luptaprāy
obsolescent in Tamil
- வழக்கறும்
obsolescent in Urdu
- متروک
obsolescent in Malayalam
- കാലഹരണപ്പെട്ടുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന, പഴഞ്ചനായ, ഉപയോഗത്തിലില്ലാത്ത
Synonyms of obsolescent
Forms of obsolescent
| comparative | more obsolescent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most obsolescent |
Origin of obsolescent
From Latin obsolēscēns.
Words formed from obsolescent
Words that rhyme with obsolescent
- crescent
- evanescent
- deliquescent
- fluorescent
- incandescent
- efflorescent
- quiescent
- senescent
- accrescent
- acquiescent
- arborescent
- circumcrescent
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- convalescent
- depressant
- effervescent
- erubescent
- excrescent
- iridescent
- juvenescent
- lapidescent
- pubescent
- recrudescent
- reflorescent
- spinescent
- tumescent
- virescent
- viridescent
- acaulescent
- adipescent
- adularescent
- adultescent
- adultolescent
- agonescent
- albescent
- alcalescent
- alkalescent
- antidepressant
- autofluorescent
- autoluminescent
- biofluorescent
- bioluminescent
- calescent
- candescent
- cathodoluminescent
- caulescent
- cerulescent
- cessant
- chemifluorescent
- chemiluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- cinerescent
- coalescent
- concrescent
- contabescent
- crystalloluminescent
- cytofluorescent
- decadescent
- decalescent
- defervescent
- delitescent
Questions about obsolescent
- What does obsolescent mean?
- Obsolescent means in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
- What is obsolescent in Hindi?
- Obsolescent in Hindi is लोपोन्मुख (loponmukh), लुप्तप्राय (luptaprāy). See Obsolescent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is obsolescent?
- Obsolescent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce obsolescent?
- Obsolescent is pronounced /ɒbsəˈlɛsənt/ (UK).
Words near obsolescent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: obsolescent (page history and authors); obsolescent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); obsolescent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); obsolescent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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