Standard Lemma guide

decaffeinated

adj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /diːˈkæfiːneɪtəd/
  • UK: /dɪˈkæfɪneɪtəd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IY0 K AE1 F AH0 N EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

From which caffeine has been removed (e.g. decaffeinated coffee).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A drink from which caffeine has been removed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decaf

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of decaffeinate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From de- + caffeine + -ated or de- + caffeinated.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English caffeine Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English decaffeinate English -ed English decaffeinated From decaffeinate + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: descafeïnat — From which caffeine has been removed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 脫因 /脱因 — From which caffeine has been removed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 低因 (dīyīn) — From which caffeine has been removed
  • Danish: koffeinfri — From which caffeine has been removed
  • Estonian: kofeiinivaba — From which caffeine has been removed
  • Finnish: kofeiiniton — From which caffeine has been removed
  • French: décaféiné — From which caffeine has been removed
  • Galician: descafeinado — From which caffeine has been removed
  • German: entkoffeiniert — From which caffeine has been removed
  • German: koffeinfrei — From which caffeine has been removed
  • Hebrew: נטול קפאין — From which caffeine has been removed
  • Hungarian: koffeinmentes — From which caffeine has been removed
  • Italian: decaffeinato — From which caffeine has been removed
  • Portuguese: descafeinado — From which caffeine has been removed
  • Romanian: decafeinizat — From which caffeine has been removed
  • Spanish: descafeinado — From which caffeine has been removed
  • Turkish: kafeinsiz — From which caffeine has been removed