10 results for: moribund
mor·i·bund
Audio Help [mawr-uh-buhnd, mor-] Pronunciation Key
—Related forms
Audio Help [mawr-uh-buhnd, mor-] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | in a dying state; near death. |
| 2. | on the verge of extinction or termination. |
| 3. | not progressing or advancing; stagnant: a moribund political party. |
[Origin: 1715–25; < L moribundus dying, equiv. to mori- (s. of morī to die) + -bundus adj. suffix
]
] —Related forms
mor·i·bun·di·ty, noun
mor·i·bund·ly, adverb
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
moribund
To learn more about moribund visit Britannica.com
| © 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. |
| mor·i·bund
Audio Help (môr'ə-bŭnd', mŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Latin moribundus, from morī, to die; see mer- in Indo-European roots.] mor'i·bun'di·ty (-bŭn'dĭ-tē) n., mor'i·bund'ly adv. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
moribund
1721, "about to die," from Fr. moribund (16c.), from L. moribundus "dying," from mori "to die" (see mortal). Fig. sense of "near an end" is from 1837.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| moribund | |
adjective | |
| 1. | not growing or changing; without force or vitality [syn: stagnant] |
| 2. | being on the point of death; breathing your last; "a moribund patient" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
- At the point of death; dying.
mor
i·bun
di·ty (-b
n
d
-t
) n.
| The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Main Entry: mor·i·bund
Pronunciation: 'mor-&-(")b&nd, 'mär-
Function: adjective
: being in the state of dying :
approaching death <in the moribund patient deepening stupor and coma are the usual preludes to death —Norman Cameron>
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Moribund
Mor"i*bund\, a. [L. moribundus, from moriri to die. See Mortal.] In a dying state; dying; at the point of death. The patient was comatose and moribund. --Copland.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Moribund
Mor"i*bund\, n. A dying person. [R.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
moribund
moribund was Word of the Day on June 8, 2000.
| Dictionary.com Word of the Day |
View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web
Perform a new search, or try your search for "moribund" at:
- Amazon.com - Shop for books, music and more
- Reference.com - Encyclopedia Search
- Reference.com - Web Search powered by Google
- Thesaurus.com - Search for synonyms and antonyms
-b













