Synonyms for obsoleteness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ob-suh-leet, ob-suh-leet

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɒb səˈlit, ˈɒb səˌlit

Définition of obsoleteness

Origin : 1570s, from Latin obsoletus "grown old, worn out," past participle of obsolescere "fall into disuse," probably from ob "away" (see ob-) + an expanded form of solere "to be used to, be accustomed" (see insolent).

noun obsolescence

Example sentences :

All these characteristics are so broadly printed upon his pages that the obsoleteness of the narrative does not hide them.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 » by Various

This oblivion of old emotions, this obsoleteness of old things, was by no means confined to England.
Extract from : « History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume II (of 2) » by John William Draper

We can really sometimes find little difference, except an obsoleteness of language, which gives them a kind of poignancy.
Extract from : « Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1 » by Henry Hallam

The general style of the Faery Queen is not exempt from several defects, besides those of obsoleteness and redundancy.
Extract from : « Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1 » by Henry Hallam

But my obsoleteness rendered me only more suited to the service in which I was enlisted.
Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 14, Issue 400, November 21, 1829 » by Various

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