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

• IPA^(key): /ˈˌkwɑdɹədʒɪˈnɛɹiən/
• IPA^(key): /ˌkwɒdɹədʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/

Noun

quadragenarian (plural quadragenarians)

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

Adjective

quadragenarian (not comparable)

1. 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)
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• Hungarian: negyvenes (éveiben járó), negyvenvalahány éves, negyvenedik születésnapját betöltött

References

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