exolete

English

/ˈɛksəliːt/

adj
Definitions
  • (obsolete) That has gone out of use; disused, obsolete.
  • (obsolete) That has lost its virtue; effete, insipid.
  • (obsolete) (of flowers) Faded.

Etymology

Compound from Latin ex (out of, from, out, thoroughly, out from, without, delete, cross out, throughout, away) + Latin olēscō (grow, I grow), oleō (smell).

Origin

Latin

oleō

Gloss

smell

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

嗅

Emoji
🐽 👃

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