Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quadragenarian

/ˌkwɑdɹəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quadra-ge-nar-i-an
IPA: /ˌkwɑdɹəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of fortysomething: a person between 40 and 49 years old.

adj

Of or related to fortysomethings.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: quadrāgēnārius, quadragénaire, quadrāgēnus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkwɑdɹəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/
British English: /ˌkwɒdɹəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/

Inflected Forms

quadragenarians (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

vicenarian (20–29) tricenarian (30–39) quinquagenarian (50–59) sexagenarian (60–69) septuagenarian (70–79) octogenarian (80–89) nonagenarian (90–99) centenarian (100–199)

Synonyms

fortysomething quadragenary quadragenarious

Questions

How do you pronounce quadragenarian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkwɑdɹəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/.
What does quadragenarian mean?: Synonym of fortysomething: a person between 40 and 49 years old.
Where does quadragenarian come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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