obsolete v. old-fashioned

[hhtt21]

Are obsolete words and old-fashioned words the same concepts? Is obsolete=old-fashioned here?

Thank you.

 

[GoesStation]

Obsolete means "no longer used or understood". Old-fashioned means "not used much anymore but readily understood".

 

[hhtt21]

Obsolete means "no longer used or understood". Old-fashioned means "not used much anymore but readily understood".

1. In https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsolete 1b is old-fashioned so will the meanings depend on context, won't they?
2. Does obsolete mean also dead according to your definition?

Thank you.

 

[andrewg927]

"Obsolete" doesn't mean "dead". In the definition 1b, "obsolete" means "no longer current" which is also the meaning of "old-fashioned" however the two are not interchangeable in your example.