Decedent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who is no longer alive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsɡlˈʌt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈiːdənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈiːdənt/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪsɡlˈʌt/.

Examples

I wonder what the dead person would have done

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dead soul deceased deceased person dead person departed

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who is no longer alive “I wonder what the dead person would have done”

Word Forms

decease	verb	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
departed	adjective	dead

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verstorben

jemand, der nicht mehr lebt

🇫🇷French

décédé

quelqu'un qui n'est plus en vie

🇪🇸Spanish

hombre muerto

alguien que ya no esta vivo

🇮🇹Italian

defunto

qualcuno che non è più vivo

🇳🇱Dutch

overledene

iemand die niet meer leeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

falecido

alguém que não está mais vivo

🇷🇺Russian

умерший

тот, кого уже нет в живых

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मृतक

कोई व्यक्ति जो अब जीवित नहीं है

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவான

இப்போது உயிருடன் இல்லாத ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

దిగజారిన

సజీవంగా లేని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मृत

जो आता हयात नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૃત

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે હવે જીવંત નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೃತನಾದ

ಇನ್ನು ಜೀವಂತವಿಲ್ಲದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്തരിച്ച

ഇപ്പോൾ ജീവിച്ചിരിപ്പില്ലാത്ത ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਰਿਆਦਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਹੁਣ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مرنے والا

کوئی جو اب زندہ نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

死者

不再活着的人

🇯🇵Japanese

故人

もう生きていない人

🇰🇷Korean

사자

더 이상 살아 있지 않은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người quá cố

một người không còn sống

🇹🇭Thai

เหมาะสม

คนที่ไม่มีชีวิตอีกต่อไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang yg meninggal

seseorang yang sudah tidak hidup lagi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منحل

شخص لم يعد على قيد الحياة

🇮🇷Persian

متوفی

کسی که دیگر زنده نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

merhum

artık hayatta olmayan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוריש

מישהו שכבר אינו בחיים

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The primary meaning of 'decedent' is 'someone who is no longer alive'.

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Using 'decedent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'decedent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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