defunctadj.n.

/dɪˈfʌŋkt/

Etymology: < Latin dēfunctus discharged, deceased, dead, past participle of dēfungī to discharge, have done with, < de- prefix 1f + fungī to perform, discharge (duty). Perhaps immediately < French defunct (Cotgrave 1611), now défunt.

A. adj.

a. Having ceased to live; deceased, dead.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > dead person or the dead > [adjective]

deadOE

lifelessOE

of lifeOE

storvena1225

dead as a door-nail1362

ydead1387

stark deadc1390

colda1400

bypast1425

perishedc1440

morta1450

obita1450

unquickc1449

gone?a1475

dead and gone1482

extinct1483

departed1503

bygonea1522

amort1546

soulless1553

breathless1562

parted1562

mortified1592

low-laid1598

disanimate1601

carcasseda1603

defunct1603

no morea1616

with God1617

death-stricken1618

death-strucken1622

expired1631

past itc1635

incinerated1657

stock-dead1662

dead as a herring1664

death-struck1688

as dead as a nit1789

(as) dead as mutton1792

low1808

laid in the locker1815

strae-dead1820

disanimated1833

ghosted1834

under the daisies1842

irresuscitable1843

under the sod1847

toes up1851

dead and buried1863

devitalized1866

translated1869

dead and done (for, with)1886

daid1890

bung1893

(as) dead as the (or a) dodo1904

six feet under1942

brown bread1969

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) vi. ii. 187 A deed body is callyd Defunctus, for he hath lefte the offyce of lyfe.]

1603 King James VI & I in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. III. 65 To do that and all other honnor that we may unto the Queene defunct.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ll2 The Anatomy is of a defunct patient.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. i. 21 The Organs, though defunct and dead before, Breake vp their drowsie Graue.

1694 London Gaz. No. 2981/3 Two defunct Knights of the Order.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 227 Now, Simon..what was the purport of the defunct Oliver Proudfute's discourse with you?

1872 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia (new ed.) xx. 341 The stock in trade of a defunct doctor.

b. figurative. No longer in existence; having ceased its functions; dead, extinct.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [adjective] > no longer existent

ceased1556

vanished1594

deada1616

no morea1616

defunct1741

evanished1829

inextant1831

1741 Love of Fame (ed. 4) 74 Defunct by Phœbus' laws, beyond redress.

1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (ed. 3) II. 20 This ghost of a defunct absurdity.

1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 24 It appeared, some months ago, in a defunct periodical.

1878 B. Stewart & P. G. Tait Unseen Universe iii. §115 Due to the crashing together of defunct suns.

B. n.

the defunct: the deceased; hence, with plural (rare), one who is dead, a dead person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > dead person or the dead > [noun]

the holy soulsc950

the deadc1000

dead1340

deadmana1400

the defunct1548

sleeper1590

gone?1614

grave-fellow1642

under-dead1648

the deceased1673

the majority1721

the departed1722

the dear departed1814

sleeper1827

goner1836

gone coon1837

silent majority1874

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. j^v The corps of the said defunct [sc. the late kyng], was brought..into the great chamber.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iv. ii. 360 Nature doth abhorre to make his bed With the defunct, or sleepe vpon the dead.

1663 A. Wood Life & Times (1891) I. 479 The..hors-litter..where was the defunct, drawne by six horses.

1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 143 Those two great Episcopal Defuncts.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 140 Knavish priests, who pretended that the devil could have no power over the defunct, if he was interred in holy ground.

1828 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. III. xiv. 392 Indifferent whether the pace with which the defunct are carried to the grave be quick or slow.

1841 W. Irving Don Juan in Knickerbocker Mag. Mar. 251 Accosting a servant..he demanded the name of the defunct.

1887 H. C. Lea Hist. Inquisition Middle Ages I. viii. 391 A sentence condemning five defuncts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	defunct
释义	defunctadj.n. /dɪˈfʌŋkt/ Etymology: < Latin dēfunctus discharged, deceased, dead, past participle of dēfungī to discharge, have done with, < de- prefix 1f + fungī to perform, discharge (duty). Perhaps immediately < French defunct (Cotgrave 1611), now défunt. A. adj. a. Having ceased to live; deceased, dead. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > dead person or the dead > [adjective] deadOE lifelessOE of lifeOE storvena1225 dead as a door-nail1362 ydead1387 stark deadc1390 colda1400 bypast1425 perishedc1440 morta1450 obita1450 unquickc1449 gone?a1475 dead and gone1482 extinct1483 departed1503 bygonea1522 amort1546 soulless1553 breathless1562 parted1562 mortified1592 low-laid1598 disanimate1601 carcasseda1603 defunct1603 no morea1616 with God1617 death-stricken1618 death-strucken1622 expired1631 past itc1635 incinerated1657 stock-dead1662 dead as a herring1664 death-struck1688 as dead as a nit1789 (as) dead as mutton1792 low1808 laid in the locker1815 strae-dead1820 disanimated1833 ghosted1834 under the daisies1842 irresuscitable1843 under the sod1847 toes up1851 dead and buried1863 devitalized1866 translated1869 dead and done (for, with)1886 daid1890 bung1893 (as) dead as the (or a) dodo1904 six feet under1942 brown bread1969 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) vi. ii. 187 A deed body is callyd Defunctus, for he hath lefte the offyce of lyfe.] 1603 King James VI & I in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. III. 65 To do that and all other honnor that we may unto the Queene defunct. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ll2 The Anatomy is of a defunct patient. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. i. 21 The Organs, though defunct and dead before, Breake vp their drowsie Graue. View more context for this quotation 1694 London Gaz. No. 2981/3 Two defunct Knights of the Order. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 227 Now, Simon..what was the purport of the defunct Oliver Proudfute's discourse with you? 1872 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia (new ed.) xx. 341 The stock in trade of a defunct doctor. b. figurative. No longer in existence; having ceased its functions; dead, extinct. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [adjective] > no longer existent ceased1556 vanished1594 deada1616 no morea1616 defunct1741 evanished1829 inextant1831 1741 Love of Fame (ed. 4) 74 Defunct by Phœbus' laws, beyond redress. 1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (ed. 3) II. 20 This ghost of a defunct absurdity. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 24 It appeared, some months ago, in a defunct periodical. 1878 B. Stewart & P. G. Tait Unseen Universe iii. §115 Due to the crashing together of defunct suns. B. n. the defunct: the deceased; hence, with plural (rare), one who is dead, a dead person. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > dead person or the dead > [noun] the holy soulsc950 the deadc1000 dead1340 deadmana1400 the defunct1548 sleeper1590 gone?1614 grave-fellow1642 under-dead1648 the deceased1673 the majority1721 the departed1722 the dear departed1814 sleeper1827 goner1836 gone coon1837 silent majority1874 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. j^v The corps of the said defunct [sc. the late kyng], was brought..into the great chamber. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iv. ii. 360 Nature doth abhorre to make his bed With the defunct, or sleepe vpon the dead. View more context for this quotation 1663 A. Wood Life & Times (1891) I. 479 The..hors-litter..where was the defunct, drawne by six horses. 1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 143 Those two great Episcopal Defuncts. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 140 Knavish priests, who pretended that the devil could have no power over the defunct, if he was interred in holy ground. 1828 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. III. xiv. 392 Indifferent whether the pace with which the defunct are carried to the grave be quick or slow. 1841 W. Irving Don Juan in Knickerbocker Mag. Mar. 251 Accosting a servant..he demanded the name of the defunct. 1887 H. C. Lea Hist. Inquisition Middle Ages I. viii. 391 A sentence condemning five defuncts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.n.1548
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