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moribundenUK
mor·i·bund M0423000 (môr′ə-bŭnd′, mŏr′-)adj.1. Approaching death; about to die.2. On the verge of becoming obsolete: moribund customs; a moribund way of life.3. Barely active or in use, especially after a period of intense activity: a moribund stock market.
[Latin moribundus, from morī, to die; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]
mor′i·bun′di·ty (-bŭn′dĭ-tē) n.mor′i·bund′ly adv.moribund (ˈmɒrɪˌbʌnd) adj1. near death2. stagnant; without force or vitality[C18: from Latin, from morī to die] ˌmoriˈbundity n ˈmoriˌbundly advmor•i•bund (ˈmɔr əˌbʌnd, ˈmɒr-)
adj. 1. near death or termination. 2. not progressing; stagnant; lifeless. [1715–25; < Latin moribundus dying =mori- (s. of morī to die) + -bundus adj. suffix] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | moribund - not growing or changing; without force or vitalitystagnantadynamic, undynamic - characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness | | 2. | moribund - being on the point of death; breathing your last; "a moribund patient"dying - in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization" |
moribundadjective declining, weak, waning, standing still, stagnant, stagnating, on the way out, at a standstill, obsolescent, on its last legs, forceless the moribund housing marketTranslationsmoribondoagonizzantemorentemoribundenUK
moribund[′mȯr·ə·bənd] (biology) In a dying or deathlike state. In a state of suspended life functions; dormant. moribundenUK
moribund [mor´ĭ-bund] in a dying state.mor·i·bund (mōr'i-bŭnd), Dying; at the point of death. [L. moribundus, dying, fr. morior, to die] mor·i·bund (mōr'i-bŭnd) Dying; at the point of death. [L. moribundus, dying, fr. morior, to die]moribundenUK
Synonyms for moribundadj decliningSynonyms- declining
- weak
- waning
- standing still
- stagnant
- stagnating
- on the way out
- at a standstill
- obsolescent
- on its last legs
- forceless
Synonyms for moribundadj not growing or changingSynonymsRelated Wordsadj being on the point of deathRelated Words |