- Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete.
- Biology. Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. Used of an organ or other part of an animal or plant.
[Latin obsolēscēns, obsolēscent-, present participle of obsolēscere, to fall into disuse : ob-, away; see ob- + solēre, to be accustomed to.]
obsolescence ob'so·les'cence n.obsolescently ob'so·les'cent·ly adv.





