English Explanatory Dictionary

superannuated

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Obsolete, antiquated.
  2. Retired or discarded due to age.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of superannuate

Pronunciation

/ˌsupɚˈænjuˌeɪtɪd/ en-us-superannuated.ogg en-au-superannuated.ogg

Word forms

superannuated more superannuated most superannuated

Etymology

From the Latin superannuatus (“more than one year old”), from super (“over”) (English super-) + annus (“year”) (English annual).

Synonyms

archaic dated out of date outdated outmoded anachronistic antediluvial antediluvian antiquated antique backward backwards behind the times cobwebbed cobwebby defunct desuete discontinued disused dootsie elderly extinct expired fossilized Havishamesque hoary idle Miss Havishamesque mouldy obsolete old oldfangled old-fashioned old school out of fashion outworn parachronistic passé primitive superannuated superseded unemployed unoccupied venerable workless decrepit long in the tooth over the hill elder geriatric gerontologic gerontological matured of a certain age old as Methuselah on in years senior ivy-covered preserved wintry

Derived words

superannuate unsuperannuated
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