fossil C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfɑsl̩/ UK /ˈfɒsl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #10411 Meanings 1 noun the preserved remains or shape of a plant or animal that lived long ago The children searched the cliffs for fossils of ancient shells. 2 noun a person or thing that is very old or out of date My grandfather jokes that his old phone makes him feel like a fossil. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a person or thing that is... fogeydodo Word family Forms fossils Derived forms chemofossilfossilatefossildomfossiledfossilhoodfossiliferousfossilificationfossilifyfossilisationfossilisefossilismfossilist Related forms coprolite Common collocations fossil fuel Noun + noun Etymology AI details From French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“to dig up”). fossile French fossilis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fossil **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfɑsl̩/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɒsl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 10411 ## Meanings 1. the preserved remains or shape of a plant or animal that lived long ago 2. a person or thing that is very old or out of date ## Examples - The children searched the cliffs for fossils of ancient shells. - My grandfather jokes that his old phone makes him feel like a fossil. ## Derived Forms - chemofossil - fossilate - fossildom - fossiled - fossilhood - fossiliferous - fossilification - fossilify - fossilisation - fossilise - fossilism - fossilist ## Related Forms - coprolite ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fossile - Root: fossilis ## Etymology From French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“to dig up”). ## AI Etymology Fossil is from French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“to dig up”). Important historical forms include French fossile, and Latin fossilis. In present-day use, it can mean the preserved remains or shape of a plant or animal that lived long ago, or a person or thing that is very old or out of date. Derived formations include chemofossil, fossilate, fossildom, fossiled, fossilhood. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown