moribund
Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiringApproaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
» A moribund love is not resuscitated.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
moribund, todgeweiht
умира́ющийumirájuščij, агони́рующийagonírujuščij, загнива́ющийzagnivájuščij
вмираючийvmyrajučyj
(figuratively, not comparable)Almost obsolete; nearing an end.
устарева́ющийustarevájuščij, выходя́щий из употребле́нияvyxodjáščij iz upotreblénija
відсталийvidstalyj, той, що виходить з вжиткуtoj, ščo vyxodytʹ z vžytku
- being on the point of death; breathing your last
- not growing or changing; without force or vitality
Examples
4 sentencesA moribund love is not resuscitated.
Their project hopes to revitalize a moribund language.
An idea without realization is a moribund thought.
The organization was once quite active, but now it's effectively moribund.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin moribundus (“dying”).From Latin moribundus (“dying”).
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- not growing or changing; without force or vitality:stagnant