désuet
French
Etymology
dé- + suet (“be accustomed”), from Latin suescō (“become accustomed to”). Compare desuetude.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.zɥɛ/, /de.sɥɛ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛ
- Homophone: désuets
Adjective
désuet (feminine désuète, masculine plural désuets, feminine plural désuètes)
- no longer in use; obsolete
- out of style or fashion, old-fashioned, passé
Related terms
Further reading
- “désuet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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