Definition for Desuetude:

• Disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion.

Synonyms for Desuetude:

• n.

  •
  • new,
  • used.
  •discontinuance (noun)
  • dis continuation,
  • inter-missions,
  • inter-mission,
  • dis-junctions,
  • dis continuances,
  • inter missions,
  • dis continuance,
  • inter mission,
  • dis-continuation,
  • dis-continuance,
  • dis junctions,
  • dis continuations,
  • dis-continuances,
  • dis junction,
  • dis-continuations,
  • dis-junction,
  • desistances.
  •disuse (noun)
  • desertion,
  • relinquishment,
  • refusal,
  • Rustiness,
  • rejection,
  • abandonment.
  •end (noun)
  • omega,
  • wrap-up,
  • finises,
  • windup,
  • finis,
  • expiries,
  • expiry,
  • sign off,
  • sign-off,
  • signoff,
  • terminus,
  • windups.
  •state (noun)
  • desuetude.
  •state of not being in use (noun)
  • inactivity.
  •stopping point (noun)
  • end of the line,
  • stopping point,
  • wind-up,
  • end line,
  • end of line.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • discontinuance,
  • disuse,
  • end,
  • obsoleteness,
  • Desistance,
  • Obsoletism,
  • nonuse.

Antonyms for Desuetude:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    use.

Desuetude Sentence Examples:

• Says that vigorous writer, Lowell: " In reading Hakluyt's Voyages, we are almost startled now and then to find that even common sailors could not tell the story of their wanderings without rising to an almost Odyssean strain, and habitually used a diction that we should be glad to buy back from desuetude at any cost."

• On the second night the remaining tombs are likewise decorated, while on the third night it is the custom, although it is now somewhat falling into desuetude, for the relatives of the dead to launch toy vessels made of straw laden with fruit and coins as well as a lantern.

Homophones for Desuetude:

• decked out, dosed, dead set, duckweed, disquiet, dogged, disassociate, disquieted, decided, digit, digested, decode, dytiscidae, do-si-do, disgusted, detected, deck out, decide, detoxicate, dicot, dockside, detached, decussate, desiccate, dazed, desist, deist, diazoxide, disguised, dodge city, De Sade, ducat, die-cast, duct, dedicated, due west, decayed, dioxide, dissuade, dictate, diseased, dasyatidae, decidua, decked, dziggetai, detested, disgust, dejected, dogtooth, dust, diskette, death's head, dedicate, dish out, decade, dacoity, dighted, dissociate, dagda, dog-sized, dakoity, discoid, dacoit, dacite, destitute, dickey-seat, dissect, deceased, dictated, death seat, do good, due east, deceit, disquietude, death squad, deject, degust, due south, digest, detect, duck shot, disused, dakoit, dashed, dished, dig out, doughty, deduct, dusty, dickie-seat, dicky-seat, docket, deuced, dakota, decoct, dugout, desiccated, dead weight, detest, dissected, dogwood, digitate, dickhead.

Hyponym for Desuetude:

• n.

  • state
    inactiveness, inactivity, inaction.