Meaning of extinct in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)t/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   extinct

   Definitions

   1. of a fire

   Examples

   • « being out or having grown cold »
   • « threw his extinct cigarette into the stream »
   • « the fire is out »

   Synonyms

   • dead

2. Qualitative Adjective

   extinct

   Etymology

   late Middle English (in the sense ‘no longer alight’): from Latin exstinct-‘extinguished’, from the verb exstinguere (see extinguish)

   Definitions

   1. no longer in existence

   Examples

   • « lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives »
   • « an extinct species of fish »
   • « an extinct royal family »
   • « extinct laws and customs »

   Synonyms

   • dead

   Antonyms

   • extant
3. 2. of e.g. volcanos

   Examples

   • « permanently inactive »
   • « an extinct volcano »

   Synonyms

   • dead

   Antonyms

   • active
   • dormant
   • inactive