moribund
English
WOTD – 28 October 2007
Etymology
From French moribond, from Latin moribundus (“dying”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: mor‧i‧bund
Adjective
moribund (not comparable)
- Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
- 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 206:
- These moribund shapes were free as air - and nearly as thin.
- (figurative) Almost obsolete; nearing an end.
Derived terms
Translations
approaching death
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almost obsolete
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Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moʁiˈbʊnt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʊnt
Adjective
moribund (strong nominative masculine singular moribunder, not comparable)
- (also figurative) moribund (approaching death)
Declension
Positive forms of moribund (uncomparable)
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