defunctness
- noun
- /dɪˈfʌŋktnəs/
:
inexistencia
- The defunctness of the old factory was evident, as weeds grew through the cracks in the pavement.
Examples
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After the merger, the once-thriving office faced a defunctness that left many employees without jobs.
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However, much like it tested other disasters before in the colonies and then applied them at home, in the defunctness of present-day internationalist ideology and a Western political economy that measures value creation from Eurocentric spectacles, capital might as well bring these experiments closer to home once again.
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The museum displayed artifacts from the defunctness of ancient civilizations, showcasing their decline and fall.
Synonyms
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4.4
The dying out of a species so it no longer exists
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7.0
The end of a plan, institution, or idea
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3.8
Something that people do not use or think about anymore
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7.7
Becoming old and no longer useful because of new technology or changes in society
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5.1
A time when something is not used and is left in poor condition
A state when something is no longer used or useful
Antonyms
How Obsolete
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Defunctness comes from the prefix de- ('away' or 'no longer') and the same root as function, which means 'to work' or 'do'. So defunctness is the condition of something that has stopped 'working' or is no longer in use.