detritus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
  2. noun loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dētrītus (“(that which is) rubbed away”), from dēterō (“rub away”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

debris, dust, junk, rubble

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