Fortysomething
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech numeral
Quick meaning: Fortysomething is a numeral meaning (colloquial) An indeterminate value between 40 (inclusive) and 50 (exclusive).
Meaning
(colloquial) An indeterminate value between 40 (inclusive) and 50 (exclusive).
More Meanings
- (countable, colloquial) A person between 40 and 49 years old.
Example Sentences
She was a sprightly fortysomething.
Some people console themselves with the thought that, basically, worse things happen at sea: in middle-class Britain today, particularly familied fortysomethings, it’s Chicken-Licken time.
Word Forms
- forty-something
- fortysomethings
Synonyms for fortysomething
Depending on context, synonyms include quadragenarian.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fiftysomething, sixtysomething, quadragenarian, seventysomething, ninetysomething, quinquagenarian.
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