Vananenud

Vananenud is an Estonian adjective meaning aged, worn out, or outdated. It describes something that has grown old or lost its relevance due to time, or information, technology, standards, or practices that are no longer current. The term can apply to physical objects, documentation, fashions, and ideas.

The word is the past participle of the verb vananema (to age, to become old). In usage, vananenud commonly appears before a noun (vananenud teave, vananenud tehnoloogia) or after a copula (Tehnoloogia on vananenud). The nuance is that the thing has not been kept up to date and has fallen out of use or relevance.

In practice, vananenud often carries a critical or evaluative tone, signaling that updating, replacing, or modernizing is appropriate. It is used for information, software, standards, laws, and cultural practices that no longer meet current needs or expectations. While generally conveying obsolescence, it can also express that something has aged but remains usable in a constrained or historical context.

Examples of usage include vananenud teave (outdated information), vananenud tehnoloogia (obsolete technology), and vananenud seadused (outdated laws). In communicating a need for update, the term helps distinguish what is current from what has fallen behind.