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Meaning of "obsolete" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OBSOLETE

From Latin obsolētus worn out, past participle of obsolēre (unattested), from ob- opposite to + solēre to be used.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OBSOLETE

obsolete  [ˈɒbsəˌliːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSOLETE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obsolete is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OBSOLETE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

obsolete

Obsolescence

Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer wanted even though it may still be in good working order. Obsolescence frequently occurs because a replacement has become available that has, in sum, more advantages than the inconvenience related to repurchasing the replacement. Obsolete refers to something that is already disused or discarded, or antiquated. Typically, obsolescence is preceded by a gradual decline in popularity.

Definition of obsolete in the English dictionary

The first definition of obsolete in the dictionary is out of use or practice; not current. Other definition of obsolete is out of date; unfashionable or outmoded. Obsolete is also vestigial; rudimentary.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSOLETE


athlete
ˈæθliːt
Benfleet
ˈbɛnˌfliːt
cleat
kliːt
compleat
kəmˈpliːt
complete
kəmˈpliːt
delete
dɪˈliːt
deplete
dɪˈpliːt
dithelete
ˈdaɪθəˌliːt
Dyothelete
daɪˈɒθəˌliːt
elite
ɪˈliːt
fleet
fliːt
incomplete
ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt
leat
liːt
leet
liːt
Nibelungenlied
ˈniːbəlʊŋənliːt
pleat
pliːt
replete
rɪˈpliːt
sleet
sliːt
triathlete
traɪˈæθliːt
undelete
ˌʌndɪˈliːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSOLETE

obsidional
obsidionary
obsign
obsignation
obsignatory
obsolesce
obsolescence
obsolescence clause
obsolescent
obsolescently
obsoletely
obsoleteness
obsoletion
obsoletism
obstacle
obstacle course
obstacle race
obstet.
obstetric
obstetric stethoscope

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSOLETE

biathlete
bolete
cyberathlete
decathlete
decollete
heptathlete
locuplete
Manolete
Monothelete
nonathlete
paraclete
pentathlete
superathlete
track and field athlete
valete

Synonyms and antonyms of obsolete in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OBSOLETE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «obsolete» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of obsolete

Translation of «obsolete» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBSOLETE

Find out the translation of obsolete to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obsolete from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obsolete» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

荒废的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obsoleto
570 millions of speakers

English

obsolete
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अप्रचलित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَهْجُورٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

устаревший
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obsoleto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপ্রচলিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obsolète
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Usang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

veraltet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

すたれた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쓸모 없어진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lungse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lỗi thời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வழக்கற்றுப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रचलित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eski
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

obsoleto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przestarzały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

застарілий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perimat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαρχαιωμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verouderde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

föråldrad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umoderne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obsolete

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSOLETE»

The term «obsolete» is very widely used and occupies the 19.137 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSOLETE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «obsolete» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «obsolete» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obsolete

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10 QUOTES WITH «OBSOLETE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word obsolete.
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Theodor Adorno
Happiness is obsolete: uneconomic.
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Peter L. Berger
When certain branches of the economy become obsolete, as in the case of the steel industry, not only do jobs disappear, which is obviously a terrible social hardship, but certain cultures also disappear.
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Jeff Bezos
If your customer base is aging with you, then eventually you are going to become obsolete or irrelevant. You need to be constantly figuring out who are your new customers and what are you doing to stay forever young.
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Matt Blunt
In spite of advances in technology and changes in the economy, state government still operates on an obsolete 1970s model. We have a typewriter government in an Internet age.
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Craig Bruce
Anything on paper is obsolete!
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Tammy Bruce
One of the goals of the Feminist Elite is to reinforce to women the idea that men are obsolete.
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Jay Chiat
I can't say the advertising model is obsolete yet but it doesn't make a lot of sense in the long range.
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Jim Cooper
Aging nations have arteries clogged with obsolete laws, slowing blood flow and preventing oxygen from reaching all parts of the body politic. Physicians call this arteriosclerosis; historians see decline of empire.
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Whitney Cummings
Saying women aren't funny is now like saying Asians can't drive or saying black people have bad credit. It's just really, like, so obsolete.
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Robert A. Dahl
Glorious as it had been, the city-state was obsolete.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSOLETE»

Discover the use of obsolete in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obsolete and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Few predicted its passing from the American penal landscape. Davis expertly argues how social movements transformed these social, political and cultural institutions, and made such practices untenable. In Are Prisons Obsolete?
Angela Y. Davis, 2011
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Obsolete: An Encyclopedia of Once-Common Things Passing Us By
Obsolete contains essays and entries on more than 100 alphabetized fading subjects, including Blind Dates, Mix Tapes, Getting Lost, Porn Magazines, Looking Old, Operators, Camera Film, Hitchhiking, Body Hair, Writing Letters, Basketball ...
Anna Jane Grossman, 2011
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Is Human Nature Obsolete?: Genetics, Bioengineering, and the ...
An interdisciplinary exploration of whether modern genetics and bioengineering are leading us to a posthuman future.
Harold W. Baillie, Timothy Casey, 2005
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Obsolete Communism:
At the center of the fray was Daniel Cohn-Bendit. Obsolete Communism was written in 5 weeks immediately after the state regained control, and no account of May 68 can match its immediacy or urgency.
Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Gabriel Cohn-Bendit, 1968
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Black men: obsolete, single, dangerous? : Afrikan American ...
Essays discuss the status of the contemporary African American family, examining current concerns and problems, and offering possible solutions to the troubles they face
Haki R. Madhubuti, 1990
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Obsolete Objects in the Literary Imagination: Ruins, Relics, ...
Italian critic Francesco Orlando explores Western literature’s obsession with outmoded and nonfunctional objects (ruins, obsolete machinery, broken things, trash, etc.).
Francesco Orlando, 2008
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The Obsolete Self: Philosophical Dimensions of Aging
Discusses theories of aging, social image, ageism, age discrimination, life expectancy, life extension, euthanasia, suicide, and the value of life
Joseph L. Esposito, 1987
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Copyright Law Is Obsolete
These three concepts were well suited to the tangible book market but are no longer for the virtual book market where persons matter more than objects. This book invites the reader to explore the specific functioning of the virtual economy.
Anna Mancini, 2006
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Obsolete words in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Academical treatise, etc
Axel ROMDAHL. the innocent meaning implied'in its root, and was, like cautel here, employed in a morally lower sense. Compare Lover's Complaint v. 303. Besmirch is an augmentative of smirclz, which certainly is from smear O.E. smeren, ...
Axel ROMDAHL, 1869
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Are Humans Obsolete?: How to Deal with What May Come
"Are Humans Obsolete?" takes you on a witty, no-holds-barred tour of the next few decades, when machines will do everything we can, and do it better, yet we can gain the advantage!
Jim Hull, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSOLETE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obsolete is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bridge Inspections: What 'Functionally Obsolete' Actually Means
The I-8 bridge in Yuma crosses over the Colorado River and is one of the 4,851 bridges in the Arizona highway system. This bridge was part of ... «KJZZ, Jul 15»
2
'Functionally obsolete' Harford circuit courthouse has numerous …
... but the 156-year-old Bel Air landmark still has serious security shortfalls and is “functionally obsolete,” according to an engineering report. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
3
Russia WC chief denies wrongdoing
"These computers were not deliberately destroyed, they just became obsolete and were discarded by the owner to whom we returned all the ... «Teamtalk.com, Jul 15»
4
Are traditional channel models already obsolete?
Every vendor claims that the channel is a critical part of its business model yet so many still struggle to fully embrace it, keeping a direct ... «Channel Pro, Jul 15»
5
What's the status of California's bridges?
It is important to note that bridges categorized as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete are not necessarily unsafe. A bridge with a ... «The Desert Sun, Jul 15»
6
Russia 'told the truth' on bid
"These computers were not deliberately destroyed, they just became obsolete and were discarded by the owner to whom we returned all the ... «Football365.com, Jul 15»
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Demand for single Madhes province obsolete: Experts
BIRATNAGAR, JUL 23 - The once-popular demand for “one Madhes, one Pradesh” which ignited the Madhes Aandolan of 2007 has become obsolete in Nepal, ... «Kathmandu Post, Jul 15»
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FAO supports Ghana government to clear obsolete pesticides
He said in 2009, a nationwide inventory, documented a total of 183.68 metric tons of obsolete pesticides, which were stored in a temporary ... «Ghana Business News, Jul 15»
9
'Obsolete' policies harm quality of education in govt colleges
The quality of education has suffered due to “obsolete and traditional” educational policies being followed by government degree colleges, ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
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JPMorgan, Citigroup Peso Calls Made Obsolete as Plummet Deepens
Currency forecasters can't cut their Mexican peso calls fast enough. And that's bad news for the country's overseas bond investors. The peso ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

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