What does moribund mean?

moribund means "not growing or changing; without force or vitality". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in moribund?

moribund has 3 syllables: mo-ri-bund. The stress falls on "mo". In IPA it is /ˈmɔɹəbənd/.

What is another word for moribund?

Close synonyms include stagnant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is moribund a common word?

moribund is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Moribund — meaning, pronunciation and 2 senses

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
not growing or changing; without force or vitality
Synonymsstagnant
Similarundynamic
2.
being on the point of death; breathing your last
“a moribund patient”
Similardying

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What does moribund mean?: moribund means "not growing or changing; without force or vitality". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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