défunt — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deceased adj No longer alive; dead — usually said of a person, as a more formal or gentle alternative to "dead."
- decedent noun A legal term for a person who has died, used mainly in wills, estates, and probate law.
- defunct adj No longer existing, operating, or in use.
- late adj Arriving or happening after the expected or usual time.
Senses
défunt is used for these senses in English:
- deceased (euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).
- decedent (legal, chiefly, _, US) A dead person.
- defunct (now, _, rare) Deceased, dead.
- late (not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)
deceased — full definition
- adj No longer alive; dead — usually said of a person, as a more formal or gentle alternative to "dead."
- noun The person or people who have died, especially in a legal, medical, or formal context.