Meanings
plural septuagenarians
- Synonym of seventysomething: a person between 70 and 79 years old.
Mary Moon, she's a vegetarian. Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon. Mary Moon, who will outlive all the septuagenarians.
1994, “New Age Girl”, in A Different Story, performed by Deadeye Dick2 more examples
For a ley hunter, local people – particularly the elderly – can be mines of information. Devereux and Thomson recount how they asked a septuagenarian in a remote village the location of an elusive stone, without mentioning the subject of leys: […]
2010, Philip Carr-Gomm, Richard Heygate, The Book of English Magic“Let Them All Talk” is as breezy as an ocean cruise (pre-Covid), and mostly a welcome excuse to enjoy its three septuagenarian leads – Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest – as they banter their way across the Atlantic.
2020 December 10, Brian Lowry, “‘Let Them All Talk’ takes a breezy boat trip with Meryl Streep and company”, in CNNSynonyms: seventysomething
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of seventysomething: a person between 70 and 79 years old.
adjectiveOf or related to seventysomethings.
Origin
- Latinseptuāginta“seven tens, 70”
- Latinseptuagenus“70 each”
- Frenchseptuagénaire
- Latinseptuagenarius“containing 70”
- Englishseptuagenarian
From Latin septuagenarius (“containing 70”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French septuagénaire, from Latin septuagenus (“70 each”) + -arius (“-ary”), from Latin septuāginta (“seven tens, 70”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 古稀
- 古稀 (gǔxī)Of or related to people between 70 and 79 years of age
Hungarian hetvenes (éveiben járó), hetvenvalahány éves
- hetvenes (éveiben járó)Of or related to people between 70 and 79 years of age
- hetvenvalahány évesOf or related to people between 70 and 79 years of age
- hetvenedik születésnapját betöltöttOf or related to people between 70 and 79 years of age
Portuguese septuagenário
- septuagenárioOf or related to people between 70 and 79 years of age
Swedish 70-nånting-
- 70-nånting-Of or related to people between 70 and 79 years of age
Cite this entry
septuagenarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septuagenarian
“septuagenarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septuagenarian. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “septuagenarian,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septuagenarian.
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