The meaning of Extinct

Extinct – definition

adjective
(of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants) having no living members; no longer in existence.
Usage examples:
Trilobites and dinosaurs are extinct
Synonims:
Vanished Lost Died out Dead Defunct No longer existing No longer extant Wiped out Destroyed Exterminated Gone
adjective
(of a volcano) not having erupted in recorded history.
Usage examples:
The islands are the remains of extinct volcanoes
Synonims:
Inactive Old Former No longer active

adjective
No longer existing
Usage examples:
There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct., many species of plants and animals…

Extinct translation into English

Extinct: translate from English into Chinese

灭绝, 已灭, 灭绝的, 过世的

Extinct: translate from English into Dutch

Uitgestorven, Uitgedoofd

Extinct: translate from English into French

Éteint, Disparu, Mort

Extinct: translate from English into German

Ausgestorben, Erloschen, Untergegangen, Tot

Extinct: translate from English into Hindi

दुर्लभ, विलुप्त, लुप्त, नष्ट, मरा हुआ, विनष्ट, मृत

Extinct: translate from English into Italian

Estinto, Spento

Extinct: translate from English into Korean

멸종된, 꺼진, 단절된

Extinct: translate from English into Russian

Вымерший, Потухший, Угасший, Вышедший из употребления, Не имеющий наследника, Не имеющий продолжателя рода

Extinct: translate from English into Spanish

Extinguido, Extinto, Desaparecido, Apagado, Ya pagado

Word origin

late Middle English (in the sense ‘no longer alight’): from Latin exstinct- ‘extinguished’, from the verb exstinguere (see extinguish).

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Extinct – similar words

extinction

noun
The fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct.
Usage examples:
Preventing the extinction of this unique frog will require the restoration of ponds and surrounding…

noun
A situation in which something no longer exists
Usage examples:
Extinction of the extinction of the dinosaurs occurred millions of years ago., in danger of extinct…

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Extinct synonims

dead

adjective
No longer alive.
Usage examples:
A dead body

adverb
Absolutely; completely.
Usage examples:
You're dead right

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defunct

adjective
No longer existing or functioning.
Usage examples:
The now defunct somerset & dorset railway line

adjective
No longer existing
Usage examples:
He was a reporter for the defunct new york herald newspaper.

adjective
No longer existing or in use
Usage examples:
She had once worked for the traveller hotel chain (now defunct).

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destroyed

verb
End the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.
Usage examples:
The room had been destroyed by fire

verb
Past simple and past participle of destroy
Usage examples:
Most of the old part of the city was destroyed by bombs during the war., the accident seemed to hav…

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exterminated

verb
Destroy completely.
Usage examples:
After exterminating the entire population, the soldiers set fire to the buildings

verb
Past simple and past participle of exterminate
Usage examples:
Once cockroaches get into a building, it's very difficult to exterminate them., millions of jewish …

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former

adjective
Having previously been a particular thing.
Usage examples:
Her former boyfriend

noun
A person or thing that forms something.
Usage examples:
An opinion-former

adjective
Of an earlier time, but not now
Usage examples:
The former president lives on his ranch., of the two suggestions, i prefer the former.

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gone

adjective
No longer present; departed.
Usage examples:
You were gone a long time

preposition
Past participle of go1.

verb
Move from one place to another; travel.
Usage examples:
He went out to the shops

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inactive

adjective
Not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity.
Usage examples:
An inactive lifestyle

adjective
Doing nothing
Usage examples:
Knee surgery will keep him physically inactive for two months., about half of the club members are …

adjective
Doing nothing or not doing what you have usually done
Usage examples:
An inactive member of an advisory board, voters who have not participated in an election in three y…

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lost

adjective
Past and past participle of lose.

verb
Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).
Usage examples:
I've lost my appetite

adjective
(of a person) unable to find your way, or (of an item) not to be found
Usage examples:
A lost child/pet/earring, we got lost on the way home., fig. i’d be lost without you (= i would not…

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old

adjective
Having lived for a long time; no longer young.
Usage examples:
The old man lay propped up on cushions

Having lived for a long time or attained a specific age

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vanished

verb
Disappear suddenly and completely.
Usage examples:
Moira vanished without trace

adjective
Not now present or existing
Usage examples:
The temple ruins are a distant reminder of a vanished empire.

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