The meaning of Obsolescent

noun

The process of growing old.

Usage examples:

The external signs of ageing

adjective

(of a person) growing old; elderly.

Usage examples:

An ageing population

verb

Grow old or older.

Usage examples:

The tiredness we feel as we age

adjective

Becoming smaller, fewer, or less; decreasing.

Usage examples:

Declining budgets

verb

(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.

Usage examples:

The birth rate continued to decline

verb

Present participle of decline

Usage examples:

His interest in the project declined after his wife died., the party's popularity has declined in t…

verb

Cease to be visible.

Usage examples:

He disappeared into the trees

verb

Present participle of disappear

Usage examples:

The search was called off for the sailors who disappeared in the storm., i can't find my keys anywh…

adjective

(of a person) at the point of death.

Usage examples:

On examination she was moribund and dehydrated

adjective

Used to describe a business, market, etc. that is not active or successful

Usage examples:

The figures show a moribund remortgage market.

adjective

Out of date; obsolete.

Usage examples:

Outdated equipment

verb

Make out of date or obsolete.

Usage examples:

New technology is outdating current privacy laws

verb

(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.

Usage examples:

Tory tried to see her reflection, but the moon was waning, the stars obscured by clouds.

noun

The amount by which a plank or log is bevelled or falls short of a squared shape.

Usage examples:

I cut the log into slabs without removing the outside wane

verb

Present participle of wane

Usage examples:

By the late 70s the band's popularity was beginning to wane.