பொருள் : No longer in existence. Lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives.
							எடுத்துக்காட்டு : 
							An extinct species of fish.
							An extinct royal family.
							Extinct laws and customs.
							
ஒத்த சொற்கள் : nonextant
Still in existence. Not extinct or destroyed or lost.
Extant manuscripts.பொருள் : (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive.
							எடுத்துக்காட்டு : 
							An extinct volcano.
							
(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting.
activeபொருள் : Being out or having grown cold.
							எடுத்துக்காட்டு : 
							Threw his extinct cigarette into the stream.
							The fire is out.
							
ஒத்த சொற்கள் : out