Meanings
nounseventysomething (plural seventysomethings)
plural seventysomethings · alternative seventy-something
- colloquialA person between 70 and 79 years old.
She was a sprightly seventysomething.
Synonyms: septuagenarian, septuagenary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person between 70 and 79 years old.
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Czech sedmdesátník
- sedmdesátníka person between the ages of 70 and 79
French septuagénaire
- septuagénairea person between the ages of 70 and 79
German Siebzigjährige, Siebzigjähriger
- Siebzigjährigea person between the ages of 70 and 79
- Siebzigjährigera person between the ages of 70 and 79
Hungarian hetvenes
- hetvenesa person between the ages of 70 and 79
Italian settuagenario
- settuagenarioa person between the ages of 70 and 79
Latin septuagenarius
- septuagenariusa person between the ages of 70 and 79
Norwegian Bokmål syttiåring
- syttiåringa person between the ages of 70 and 79
Polish siedemdziesięciolatek, siedemdziesięciolatka
- siedemdziesięciolateka person between the ages of 70 and 79
- siedemdziesięciolatkaa person between the ages of 70 and 79
Swedish sjuttioåring
- sjuttioåringa person between the ages of 70 and 79
Tagalog pipitumpuin
- pipitumpuina person between the ages of 70 and 79
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APA
seventysomething. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seventysomething
MLA
“seventysomething.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seventysomething. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seventysomething,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seventysomething.
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