Meanings
nounsixtysomething (plural sixtysomethings)
plural sixtysomethings · alternative sixty-something
- colloquialA person between 60 and 69 years old.
Those sixtysomethings are always lounging around the cabana.
Synonyms: sexagenarian, hexagenarian, sexagenary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person between 60 and 69 years old.
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Translations
Catalan sexagenari
- sexagenaria person between the ages of 60 and 69
Czech šedesátník, šedesátnice
- šedesátníka person between the ages of 60 and 69
- šedesátnicea person between the ages of 60 and 69
Danish tresåring, 60-åring
- tresåringa person between the ages of 60 and 69
- 60-åringa person between the ages of 60 and 69
Finnish kuusikymmenvuotias
- kuusikymmenvuotiasa person between the ages of 60 and 69
French sexagénaire, soixantenaire
- sexagénairea person between the ages of 60 and 69
- soixantenairea person between the ages of 60 and 69
German Sechziger, Sechzigerin
- Sechzigera person between the ages of 60 and 69
- Sechzigerina person between the ages of 60 and 69
- Sechzigjährigera person between the ages of 60 and 69
- 60-Jährigera person between the ages of 60 and 69
- Sechzigjährigea person between the ages of 60 and 69
- 60-Jährigea person between the ages of 60 and 69
Hungarian hatvanas, hatvanvalahány
- hatvanasa person between the ages of 60 and 69
- hatvanvalahánya person between the ages of 60 and 69
- hatvan-egynéhánya person between the ages of 60 and 69
Latin sexāgēnārius, sexāgēnāria
- sexāgēnāriusa person between the ages of 60 and 69
- sexāgēnāriaa person between the ages of 60 and 69
Norwegian Bokmål sekstiåring, 60-åring
- sekstiåringa person between the ages of 60 and 69
- 60-åringa person between the ages of 60 and 69
Polish sześćdziesięciolatek, sześćdziesięciolatka
- sześćdziesięciolateka person between the ages of 60 and 69
- sześćdziesięciolatkaa person between the ages of 60 and 69
Portuguese sexagenário, sexagenária
- sexagenárioa person between the ages of 60 and 69
- sexagenáriaa person between the ages of 60 and 69
Russian шестидесятиле́тний
- шестидесятиле́тний (šestidesjatilétnij)a person between the ages of 60 and 69
Spanish sexagenario, sexagenaria
- sexagenarioa person between the ages of 60 and 69
- sexagenariaa person between the ages of 60 and 69
- sesentóna person between the ages of 60 and 69
Swedish sextioåring, 60-åring
- sextioåringa person between the ages of 60 and 69
- 60-åringa person between the ages of 60 and 69
Tagalog aanimnapuin
- aanimnapuina person between the ages of 60 and 69
Cite this entry
APA
sixtysomething. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixtysomething
MLA
“sixtysomething.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixtysomething. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sixtysomething,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixtysomething.
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