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passé

pas·sé [or] pas·se

passé [or] passe

 
pronunciation:
pae seI
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: no longer in favor, fashion, or use; outmoded.
Some fashions that become passé sometimes resurface a decade or so later.The term "groovy" had some popularity during the sixties, but it was soon considered passé.
antonyms:
a la mode, fashionable, hot, trendy
definition 2: beyond one's prime; no longer young.
The actress worried that she'd become passé and would no longer be offered the plum roles.
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