obsoleteness

English

Etymology

obsolete +‎ -ness

Noun

obsoleteness (countable and uncountable, plural obsoletenesses)

The quality or state of being obsolete or no longer in use.
- 2017, Esther Perel, The State of Affairs:
  The obsoleteness of objects is programmed in advance so that it ensures our desire to replace them.
(biology) The quality of being imperfectly or indistinctly developed.

Synonyms

(being no longer in use): obsolescence

Translations

quality or state of being obsolete

French: désuétude (fr) f
Ukrainian: застарі́лість f (zastarílistʹ)

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