Detritus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈoʊnɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈoʊnɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

junk dust debris rubble

Word Forms

dust	verb	rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
junk	verb	dispose of (something useless or old)

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

détritus

les restes de quelque chose qui a été détruit ou brisé

🇪🇸Spanish

detrito

los restos de algo que ha sido destruido o roto

🇮🇹Italian

detriti

i resti di qualcosa che è stato distrutto o frantumato

🇳🇱Dutch

afval

de overblijfselen van iets dat is vernietigd of opgebroken

🇵🇹Portuguese

detritos

os restos de algo que foi destruído ou quebrado

🇷🇺Russian

детрит

остатки чего-то, что было разрушено или разбито

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कतरे

किसी ऐसी चीज़ का अवशेष जो नष्ट हो गई हो या टूट गई हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ডেট্রিটাস

এমন কিছুর অবশিষ্টাংশ যা ধ্বংস বা ভেঙে গেছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதைவு

அழிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது உடைந்த ஒன்றின் எச்சங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

డిట్రిటస్

నాశనం చేయబడిన లేదా విచ్ఛిన్నమైన వాటి అవశేషాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

डिट्रिटस

नष्ट झालेल्या किंवा तुटलेल्या एखाद्या गोष्टीचे अवशेष

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિટ્રીટસ

કોઈ વસ્તુના અવશેષો જે નાશ પામ્યા છે અથવા તૂટી ગયા છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಟ್ರಿಟಸ್

ನಾಶವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಮುರಿದ ಯಾವುದೋ ಅವಶೇಷಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിട്രിറ്റസ്

നശിപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ടതോ തകർന്നതോ ആയ എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും അവശിഷ്ടങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੈਟਰੀਟਸ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਅਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਜੋ ਨਸ਼ਟ ਜਾਂ ਟੁੱਟ ਗਏ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈیٹریٹس

کسی چیز کی باقیات جو تباہ یا ٹوٹ چکی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

碎屑

已被摧毁或破碎的物体的残骸

🇯🇵Japanese

残骸

破壊または分解されたものの残骸

🇰🇷Korean

암설

파괴되거나 부서진 물건의 잔해

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mảnh vụn

phần còn lại của một cái gì đó đã bị phá hủy hoặc tan vỡ

🇹🇭Thai

เศษซาก

ซากของสิ่งที่ถูกทำลายหรือแตกหัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

sisa-sisa

sisa-sisa sesuatu yang telah hancur atau terpecah-pecah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المخلفات

بقايا شيء تم تدميره أو تحطيمه

🇮🇷Persian

ریزه

بقایای چیزی که از بین رفته یا شکسته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

kalıntı

yok edilmiş veya parçalanmış bir şeyin kalıntıları

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּלִית

שאריות של משהו שהושמד או התפרק

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'detritus'?

The primary meaning of 'detritus' is 'the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'detritus' in a grammatically correct way?

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

In which domain is the word 'detritus' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'detritus' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'detritus' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'detritus' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'detritus' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'detritus' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'detritus' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted