desuetude

de·sue·tude

noun
\ˈde-swi-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd, di-ˈsü-ə-, -ˈsyü-\

Definition of DESUETUDE

: discontinuance from use or exercise : disuse

Examples of DESUETUDE

1. <despite the long years of desuetude, the old manual typewriter seemed to work just fine>

Origin of DESUETUDE

Middle English dissuetude, from Latin desuetudo, from desuescere to become unaccustomed, from de- + suescere to become accustomed; akin to Latin sodalis comrade — more at sib

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to DESUETUDE

Synonyms: disuse, idleness, inactivity

Antonyms: use

Related Words: abandonment, desertion, neglect; abeyance, dormancy, latency, quiescence

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Rhymes with DESUETUDE

altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, certitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, hebetude, interlude, lassitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, multitude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, pulchritude, quietude, rectitude, seminude, servitude, solitude, turpitude, vastitude