Extinct — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives

(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstˈɪŋkt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstˈɪŋkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstˈɪŋkt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛkstˈɪŋkt/.

Examples

an extinct species of fish
an extinct royal family
extinct laws and customs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonextant out

Antonyms

extant active

Parts of Speech

adjective	no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives “an extinct species of fish”
adjective	(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive “an extinct volcano”
adjective	being out or having grown cold “threw his extinct cigarette into the stream”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausgestorben

existiert nicht mehr; verloren gegangen oder vor allem ausgestorben und hinterließ keine lebenden Vertreter

🇫🇷French

éteint

n'existe plus; perdu ou surtout éteint ne laissant aucun représentant vivant

🇪🇸Spanish

extinguido

ya no existe; perdido o especialmente habiendo desaparecido sin dejar representantes vivos

🇮🇹Italian

estinto

non più esistente; perso o soprattutto estinto senza lasciare rappresentanti viventi

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgestorven

bestaat niet meer; verloren gegaan of vooral uitgestorven, waardoor er geen levende vertegenwoordigers meer zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

extinto

não existe mais; perdido ou especialmente tendo morrido sem deixar representantes vivos

🇷🇺Russian

вымерший

больше не существует; потерялись или тем более вымерли, не оставив живых представителей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विलुप्त

अब अस्तित्व में नहीं है; खो गए या विशेष रूप से मर गए और कोई जीवित प्रतिनिधि नहीं बचा

🇧🇩Bengali

বিলুপ্ত

আর অস্তিত্বে নেই; হারিয়ে যাওয়া বা বিশেষ করে মারা যাওয়া কোনো জীবিত প্রতিনিধি ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

அழிந்து போனது

இனி இருப்பில் இல்லை; இழந்தது அல்லது குறிப்பாக இறந்துவிட்டதால், வாழும் பிரதிநிதிகள் இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అంతరించిపోయింది

ఉనికిలో లేదు; సజీవ ప్రతినిధులను విడిచిపెట్టకుండా కోల్పోయింది లేదా ముఖ్యంగా మరణించింది

🇮🇳Marathi

नामशेष

यापुढे अस्तित्वात नाही; हरवलेले किंवा विशेषत: जिवंत प्रतिनिधी न सोडता मरण पावले

🇮🇳Gujarati

લુપ્ત

હવે અસ્તિત્વમાં નથી; ખોવાયેલો અથવા ખાસ કરીને મૃત્યુ પામ્યા પછી કોઈ જીવંત પ્રતિનિધિને છોડીને

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಳಿದುಹೋಗಿದೆ

ಇನ್ನು ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಯಾವುದೇ ಜೀವಂತ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸದೆ ಕಳೆದುಹೋಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮರಣಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വംശനാശം സംഭവിച്ചു

നിലവിലില്ല; ജീവനുള്ള പ്രതിനിധികളെ അവശേഷിപ്പിക്കാതെ നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മരിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਲੋਪ

ਹੁਣ ਹੋਂਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ; ਗੁੰਮ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਮਰ ਜਾਣਾ ਕੋਈ ਜੀਵਿਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧ ਨਹੀਂ ਛੱਡਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

معدوم

اب کوئی وجود نہیں ہے؛ کھویا ہوا یا خاص طور پر مر جانا کوئی زندہ نمائندہ نہیں چھوڑنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

灭绝的

不再存在；失踪或特别是已经灭绝，没有留下任何活着的代表

🇯🇵Japanese

絶滅した

もう存在しません。失われた、または特に存命の代表者を残さずに消滅した

🇰🇷Korean

멸종된

더 이상 존재하지 않습니다. 사망하거나 특히 사망하여 살아있는 대표자가 없는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tuyệt chủng

không còn tồn tại; bị mất hoặc đặc biệt là đã chết không để lại đại diện còn sống

🇹🇭Thai

สูญพันธุ์

ไม่มีอยู่อีกต่อไป; สูญหายหรือตายไปโดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งไม่มีผู้แทนที่ยังมีชีวิตอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

punah

sudah tidak ada lagi; hilang atau apalagi mati tanpa menyisakan wakil yang masih hidup

🇵🇭Filipino

extinct na

wala na; nawala o lalo na ang namatay na walang naiwan na buhay na kinatawan

🇲🇾Malay

pupus

tidak lagi wujud; hilang atau lebih-lebih lagi telah meninggal dunia tanpa meninggalkan wakil yang masih hidup

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انقرضت

لم تعد موجودة؛ فقدوا أو ماتوا بشكل خاص ولم يتركوا أي ممثلين أحياء

🇮🇷Persian

منقرض شده

دیگر وجود ندارد؛ گم شده یا به خصوص از بین رفته و هیچ نماینده زنده ای باقی نمانده است

🇹🇷Turkish

yok olmuş

artık yok; Kaybolmuş ya da özellikle hayatta hiçbir temsilci bırakmadan ölmüş olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִכחָד

כבר לא קיים; איבדו או בעיקר לאחר שמתו מבלי להשאיר נציגים חיים

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

The primary meaning of 'extinct' is 'no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives'.

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

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

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

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