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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024der•e•lict /ˈdɛrəlɪkt/USA pronunciation adj. - [often before a noun] left or deserted;
abandoned:a derelict ship. - neglecting duty;
delinquent:fired for being derelict in his duties.
n. [countable] - a person who has no home or means of support;
vagrant. - any abandoned possession, as a vessel left in open water.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024der•e•lict (der′ə likt),USA pronunciation adj. - left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian;
abandoned:a derelict ship. - neglectful of duty;
delinquent;
negligent.
n. - a person abandoned by society, esp. a person without a permanent home and means of support;
vagrant;
bum. - Nautical, Naval Termsa vessel abandoned in open water by its crew without any hope or intention of returning.
- personal property abandoned or thrown away by the owner.
- one guilty of neglect of duty.
- Lawland left dry by a change of the water line.
- Latin dērelictus forsaken (past participle of dērelinquere), equivalent. to dē- de- + relictus past participle of relinquere to leave, abandon; see relinquish
- 1640–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged remiss, careless, heedless.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: derelict /ˈdɛrɪlɪkt/ adj - deserted or abandoned, as by an owner, occupant, etc
- falling into ruins; neglected; dilapidated
- neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss
n - a person abandoned or neglected by society; a social outcast or vagrant
- property deserted or abandoned by an owner, occupant, etc
- a vessel abandoned at sea
- a person who is neglectful of duty or obligation
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin dērelictus forsaken, from dērelinquere to abandon, from de- + relinquere to leave |