'Desuetude' definitions:
Definition of 'desuetude'
(from WordNet)
noun
A state of inactivity or disuse
Definition of 'Desuetude'
From: GCIDE
- Desuetude \Des"ue*tude\, n. [L. desuetudo, from desuescere, to grow out of use, disuse; de + suescere to become used or accustomed: cf. F. d['e]su['e]tude. See Custom.] The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion. [1913 Webster]
- The desuetude abrogated the law, which, before, custom had established. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'desuetude'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandonment,
- absentation,
- abstention,
- abstinence,
- casting away,
- cease,
- cessation,
- close,
- closing,
- closure,
- conclusion,
- discontinuance,
- discontinuation,
- disuse,
- end,
- ending,
- evacuation,
- forsaking,
- jettison,
- jettisoning,
- leaving,
- nonemployment,
- nonprevalence,
- nonuse,
- obsolescence,
- obsoleteness,
- obsoletion,
- obsoletism,
- pensioning off,
- pulling out,
- retirement,
- superannuation,
- throwing overboard,
- unprevalence,
- withdrawal