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Outmoded vs Passe - What's the difference?

outmoded | passe | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between outmoded and passe

is that outmoded is unfashionable while passé is dated; out of style; old-fashioned.

As a verb outmoded

is past tense of outmode.

As a noun passé is

an attack that passes the target without hitting.

outmoded

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • unfashionable
    • His pipe was as outmoded as his ideas.
  • obsolete
    • His outmoded word processor was a heap of junk.
    His outmoded record player is now useless.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (outmode)

    • passe

    English

    Alternative forms

    * passe

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) dated; out of style; old-fashioned
  • * We'll paint the town blue 'cause, baby, red is so passé. - The Pierces
  • * I never thought you'd be a junkie, because heroin is so passé. - The Dandy Warhols
  • Past one's prime; worn; faded.

    • Usage notes

    As in French, is sometimes used for the feminine: "a passée belle".

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fencing) An attack that passes the target without hitting.

    • Anagrams

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