quadragenarian

English

Etymology

From Latin quadrāgēnārius (“containing 40”) + -an, either directly or via French quadragénaire, from Latin quadrāgēnī (“40 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quadrāgintā (“four tens, forty”). Cognate with quadragenary, quadragenarious, and quadragene.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈˌkwɑdɹəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkwɒdɹəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/
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Noun

quadragenarian (plural quadragenarians)

Synonym of fortysomething: a person between 40 and 49 years old.

Adjective

quadragenarian (not comparable)

Of or related to fortysomethings.
Coordinate terms: vicenarian, tricenarian, quinquagenarian, semicentenarian, hexagenerian, sexagenarian, septuagenarian, octogenarian, nonagenarian, centenarian, supercentenarian

Synonyms

quadragenary, quadragenarious

Translations

Of or related to people between 40 and 49 years of age

Bulgarian: 40 годишен (40 godišen)
Hungarian: negyvenes (éveiben járó), negyven valahány éves, negyvenedik születésnapját betöltött

References

“quadragenarian, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.

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