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Extinct

/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ · adjective

Meaning

(archaic) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched..

Definitions by Sense

(archaic) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched.
Of feelings, a person's spirit, a state of affairs, etc.: put out, as if like a fire; quenched, suppressed.
Of customs, ideas, laws and legal rights, offices, organizations, languages, etc.: no longer existing or in use; defunct, discontinued, obsolete; specifically, of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it.
Of an animal or plant species or group of species, a group of people, a family, etc., having no living members, representatives, or descendants.
Of a geological feature: no longer active; specifically, of a volcano: no longer erupting.
Of a radioisotope: no longer occurring primordially due to having decayed away completely, because it has a relatively short half-life.
Of a person: dead; also, permanently separated from others.
Synonym of extinguish.

Example Sentences

Edward’s cigarillo was extinct by the time he had finished talking.

Ah pleaſant proof! / That piety has ſtill in human hearts / Some place, a ſpark or tvvo not yet extinct.

Most of the lamps were extinct, but they glittered golden in the morning light, and in some few a pale white flame yet struggled with day.

My breath is corrupt, my dayes are extinct, the graues are ready for me.

I am the Lord, your holy one, the Creatour of Iſrael, your King. […] Which bringeth foorth the charet and horſe, the armie and the power: they ſhall lie downe together, they ſhall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as towe.

Conversation seemed nearly extinct, and yet neither offered to turn back.

I knew at Paris a criminal condemned to die by the halter, […] He was cut down, and given to his friends before life was extinct, and I had the good fortune to recover him.

Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory.

Word Forms

extincts
extincting
extincted
extinct

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does extinct mean?

Extinct means (archaic) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched..

What is a synonym for extinct?

Common synonyms include anachronistic, antediluvial, antediluvian, antiquated.

What is the opposite of extinct?

Possible antonyms include alight, burning, inextinct, unextinct.

How do you use extinct in a sentence?

Edward’s cigarillo was extinct by the time he had finished talking.

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Definitions by Sense

(archaic) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched.

Of feelings, a person's spirit, a state of affairs, etc.: put out, as if like a fire; quenched, suppressed.

Of customs, ideas, laws and legal rights, offices, organizations, languages, etc.: no longer existing or in use; defunct, discontinued, obsolete; specifically, of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it.

Of an animal or plant species or group of species, a group of people, a family, etc., having no living members, representatives, or descendants.

Of a geological feature: no longer active; specifically, of a volcano: no longer erupting.

Of a radioisotope: no longer occurring primordially due to having decayed away completely, because it has a relatively short half-life.

Of a person: dead; also, permanently separated from others.

Synonym of extinguish.

Example Sentences

Edward’s cigarillo was extinct by the time he had finished talking.

Ah pleaſant proof! / That piety has ſtill in human hearts / Some place, a ſpark or tvvo not yet extinct.

Most of the lamps were extinct, but they glittered golden in the morning light, and in some few a pale white flame yet struggled with day.

My breath is corrupt, my dayes are extinct, the graues are ready for me.

I am the Lord, your holy one, the Creatour of Iſrael, your King. […] Which bringeth foorth the charet and horſe, the armie and the power: they ſhall lie downe together, they ſhall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as towe.

Conversation seemed nearly extinct, and yet neither offered to turn back.

I knew at Paris a criminal condemned to die by the halter, […] He was cut down, and given to his friends before life was extinct, and I had the good fortune to recover him.

Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does extinct mean?

Extinct means (archaic) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched..

What is a synonym for extinct?

Common synonyms include anachronistic, antediluvial, antediluvian, antiquated.

What is the opposite of extinct?

Possible antonyms include alight, burning, inextinct, unextinct.

How do you use extinct in a sentence?

Edward’s cigarillo was extinct by the time he had finished talking.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.