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obsoleto

obsolete; outdated

adjective ob-soh-LEH-toh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: From Latin obsoletus (worn out, gone out of use).

Usage Note

Obsoleto describes technology, language, or practices that have fallen out of use. It agrees in gender and number: obsoleto/a/os/as. A common near-synonym is anticuado (old-fashioned), which carries more of a stylistic connotation, whereas obsoleto suggests something is no longer functional or viable.

Examples

"Este modelo de teléfono ya está obsoleto."

Natural Translation

This phone model is already obsolete.

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