Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or process of becoming obsolete.
- noun In entomology, an obsolete part of a mark, stria, etc.: as, a band with a central obsolescence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of becoming obsolete.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The state of being
obsolete —no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected. - noun countable The
process of becomingobsolete ,outmoded orout of date .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word obsolescence.
Examples
-
You should accept that fact that this is a new way of life - adapt or look up the word "obsolescence" in the dictionary.
Forbes.com: News Todd Wilms 2011
-
You should accept that fact that this is a new way of life - adapt or look up the word "obsolescence" in the dictionary.
Forbes.com: News SAP Todd Wilms 2011
-
That built-in obsolescence is a pain and at least paper books don’t require you to update your reader.
Books, Ebooks and the Environment « Tales from the Reading Room 2010
-
The built in obsolescence of computers drives me crazy.
Books, Ebooks and the Environment « Tales from the Reading Room 2010
-
Nobody needs to develop a theory about and preach the obsolescence of the image; the obsolescence is objectively visible and speaks for itself.
-
At least the makes of electrical widgets worldwide are sticking to built in obsolescence thus far.
Archive 2007-05-01 Newmania 2007
-
At least the makes of electrical widgets worldwide are sticking to built in obsolescence thus far.
Archive 2007-04-29 Newmania 2007
-
Male obsolescence is the path to female happiness.
-
At least the makes of electrical widgets worldwide are sticking to built in obsolescence thus far.
I Am Against Right Wing Blogging Newmania 2007
-
Because we live in an age when rapid technological obsolescence is a truism, the more technical questions and answers of the interview are likely to acquire a patina before their time.
Introduction 2003
mellsword commented on the word obsolescence
“The sumptuous age of stars and images is reduced to a few artificial tornado effects, pathetic fake buildings, and childish tricks which the crowd pretends to be taken in by to avoid feeling too disappointed. Ghost towns, ghost people. The whole place has the same air of obsolescence about it as Sunset or Hollywood Boulevard.�? - Jean Baudrillard
February 5, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word obsolescence
Spectacular! What an excellent usage note!
February 5, 2007
seanahan commented on the word obsolescence
A much more poetic word than obsolete.
February 6, 2007