obsolescence
noun/ˌɒb.səˈlɛs.əns/UK/ˌɑb.səˈlɛs.əns/US/ˌɒb.səˈlɛs.əns/CA/ˌɔb.səˈles.əns/
Etymology
From Latin obsolēscēns present participle of obsolēscere.
- derived from obsolēscēns
Definitions
The state of being obsolete—no longer in use
The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected.
- One way is to legislate extended warranties on products, so washing machines and refrigerators last for 30 years instead of 10. Another is to ban planned obsolescence, so manufacturers can’t create products that are designed to fail.
The process of becoming obsolete, outmoded or out of date.
The neighborhood
- synonymdesuetude
- synonymdisusage
- synonymdisuse
- synonyminusitation
- synonymobsolescence
- synonymobsoleteness
- synonymobsoletion
- synonymsuperannuation
- synonymunuse
- antonymemployment
- antonymnonobsolescence
- antonymusage
- antonymuse
- antonymutilisation
- neighborexpiration
- neighborexpiry
- neighborlifespan
- neighborobsolescent
- neighborobsolete
- neighborshelf life
- neighborneglect
- neighborthe box they're going to bury it in
- neighborinactivity
- neighboroldness
- neighbordisemployment
- neighborabeyance
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for obsolescence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA