Meanings
adjectivemenopausal (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, or pertaining to the menopause.
- not comparablePresently experiencing or having previously experienced menopause.
And in March last year, 62-year-old Sue Williams scratched eight cars belonging to strangers in her hometown of Sevenoaks, Kent, causing at least £8,000 worth of damage. Last month her lawyer told Medway Magistrates’ Court that Ms Williams had been menopausal at the time.
2023 November 29, Charles Hymas, “Menopausal female offenders could be spared jail under new sentencing guidelines”, in The Telegraph
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
- Proto-Hellenic*méns
- Ancient Greekμήν (mḗn)
- Frenchméno-
- Ancient Greekπαύω (paúō)
- Ancient Greekπαῦσις (paûsis)
- Latinpausa
- Frenchménopause
- Englishmenopause
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishmenopausal
Translations
Catalan menopàusic
- menopàusicof or pertaining to menopause
Finnish menopausaalinen
- menopausaalinenof or pertaining to menopause
Greek εμμηνοπαυσιακός
- εμμηνοπαυσιακός (emminopafsiakós)of or pertaining to menopause
Polish menopauzalny
- menopauzalnyof or pertaining to menopause
Spanish menopáusico
- menopáusicoof or pertaining to menopause
Cite this entry
APA
menopausal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/menopausal
MLA
“menopausal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/menopausal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “menopausal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/menopausal.
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