"moribund" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: en-us-moribund.ogg
Etymology: From French moribond, from Latin moribundus (“dying”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*mer-|*bʰuH-|id1=die}}, {{der|en|fr|moribond}} French moribond, {{der|en|la|moribundus||dying}} Latin moribundus (“dying”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} moribund (not comparable)
  1. Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Death Translations (approaching death): умиращ (umirašt) (Bulgarian), moribund (Catalan), 垂死 (chuísǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 腐朽 (fǔxiǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 瀕死 /濒死 (bīnsǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), moribundní (Czech), kuoleva (Finnish), moribond (French), mourant (French), moribundo (Galician), moribund (German), todgeweiht (German), ετοιμοθάνατος (etoimothánatos) (Greek), haldokló (Hungarian), halódó (Hungarian), dauðvona (Icelandic), (to be moribund) liggja fyrir dauðanum (Icelandic), að dauða kominn (Icelandic), díbheo (Irish), moribondo (Italian), morente (Italian), 瀕死の (hinshi-no) (alt: ひんしの) (Japanese), 死にかけている (shi-ni kakete iru) (Japanese), moribundus (Latin), nazak (Malay), neuvioal (Manx), neuvioyr (Manx), raad y vaaish (Manx), gyn leihill (Manx), lhiastagh (Manx), lieh-vio (Manx), døende (Norwegian), umierający (Polish), konający (Polish), moribundo (Portuguese), morrediço (Portuguese), morrente (Portuguese), умира́ющий (umirájuščij) (Russian), агони́рующий (agonírujuščij) (Russian), загнива́ющий (zagnivájuščij) (Russian), मारुक (māruka) (Sanskrit), moribundan (Serbo-Croatian), umirući (Serbo-Croatian), samrtnički (Serbo-Croatian), agonalni (Serbo-Croatian), moribundo (Spanish), mortecino (Spanish), döende (Swedish), ร่อแร่ (rɔ̂ɔ-rɛ̂ɛ) (Thai), can çekişen (Turkish), вмираючий (vmyrajučyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-moribund-en-adj-A96Jp~sW Disambiguation of Death: 58 4 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 38 34 Disambiguation of 'approaching death': 94 6
  2. (figurative) Almost obsolete; nearing an end. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable Translations (almost obsolete): poistuva (Finnish), loppuva (Finnish), katoava (Finnish), kihalófélben lévő (Hungarian), kihalóban lévő (Hungarian), устарева́ющий (ustarevájuščij) (Russian), выходя́щий из употребле́ния (vyxodjáščij iz upotreblénija) (Russian), utdöende (Swedish), відсталий (vidstalyj) (Ukrainian), той, що виходить з вжитку (toj, ščo vyxodytʹ z vžytku) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-moribund-en-adj-IdCPICWR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 38 34 Disambiguation of 'almost obsolete': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: moribundity, moribundly, moribundness Related terms: amortal, mortal, mortality, mortify, mortuary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: en-us-moribund.ogg Forms: moribunds [plural]
Etymology: From French moribond, from Latin moribundus (“dying”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*mer-|*bʰuH-|id1=die}}, {{der|en|fr|moribond}} French moribond, {{der|en|la|moribundus||dying}} Latin moribundus (“dying”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} moribund (plural moribunds)
  1. A person who is near to dying. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-moribund-en-noun-1LMPublO Disambiguation of People: 4 2 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 38 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 30 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 29 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 29 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 25 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 25 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 21 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 25 55 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 26 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 25 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 26 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 29 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 22 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 20 25 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 25 23 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 25 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 19 25 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 19 25 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 15 19 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 27 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 20 25 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 20 25 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 25 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 23 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 25 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 21 26 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 15 19 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 25 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 20 25 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 15 19 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 20 25 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 20 25 55

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "approaching death",
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          "word": "загнива́ющий"
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          "word": "agonalni"
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          "sense": "approaching death",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "moribond"
      },
      "expansion": "French moribond",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "moribundus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "dying"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin moribundus (“dying”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French moribond, from Latin moribundus (“dying”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "moribunds",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "moribund (plural moribunds)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mor‧i‧bund"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A person who is near to dying."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dying",
          "dying"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-moribund.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f5/En-us-moribund.ogg/En-us-moribund.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/En-us-moribund.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "moribund"
}

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