Meanings
plural quadragenarians
- Synonym of fortysomething: a person between 40 and 49 years old.
Synonyms: fortysomething
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of fortysomething: a person between 40 and 49 years old.
adjectiveOf or related to fortysomethings.
Origin
- Latinquadrāgēnus“40 each”
- Frenchquadragénaire
- Latinquadrāgēnārius“containing 40”
- Englishquadragenarian
From Latin quadrāgēnārius (“containing 40”) + -an, either directly or via French quadragénaire, from Latin quadrāgēnus (“40 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quadrāgintā (“four tens, forty”). Cognate with quadragenary, quadragenarious, and quadragene.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian 40 годишен
- 40 годишен (40 godišen)Of or related to people between 40 and 49 years of age
Hungarian negyvenes (éveiben járó), negyvenvalahány éves
- negyvenes (éveiben járó)Of or related to people between 40 and 49 years of age
- negyvenvalahány évesOf or related to people between 40 and 49 years of age
- negyvenedik születésnapját betöltöttOf or related to people between 40 and 49 years of age
Spanish cuadragenario, cuarentón
- cuadragenarioOf or related to people between 40 and 49 years of age
- cuarentónOf or related to people between 40 and 49 years of age
Cite this entry
quadragenarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadragenarian
“quadragenarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadragenarian. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadragenarian,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadragenarian.
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