obit

noun

ō-ˈbit  ˈō-bət 

especially British ˈä-bit

: obituary

Synonyms of obit

• obituary

Examples of obit in a Sentence

she reads the obits as soon as she gets her morning paper

Recent Examples on the Web

The number of obits of entertainers and athletes, grouped together, rose, from seventh most in 1900 to fifth in 1925, third in 1950, and first in 1975. — Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026

Memorials and celebrations of life will be held in New York, Los Angeles and Virginia, according to his obit. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

The Lionel Messi World Cup obits were starting to be written. — Sean Gregory, Time, 7 July 2026

My thing about obits wasn’t limited to the Times. — Griffin Dunne, Vulture, 19 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

in part short for obituary, in part continuing Middle English obit "death, record of a death date, religious service marking a death anniversary," borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin obitus, going back to Latin, "approach, encounter, death, setting of a heavenly body," from obi-, stem of obīre "to meet with, visit, meet one's death, die" (from ob- "toward, facing" + īre "to go") + -tus, suffix of action nouns — more at ob-, issue entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for obit

• probit
• tobit