quinquagenarian

English

Etymology

From Latin quinquāgēnārius (“containing 50”) + -an, either directly or via French quinquagénaire, from Latin quīnquāgēnus (“50 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīnquāgintā (“five tens, fifty”). Cognate with quinquagenary.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒəˈnɛɹiən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/

Noun

quinquagenarian (plural quinquagenarians)

1. (obsolete, rare) Synonym of pentecoster: an officer who commands 50 men.
2. Synonym of fiftysomething: a person between 50 and 59 years old.

Coordinate terms

• vicenarian (20–29)
• tricenarian (30–39)
• quadragenarian (40–49)
• sexagenarian (60–69)
• septuagenarian (70–79)
• octogenarian (80–89)
• nonagenarian (90–99)
• centenarian (100–199)
• supercentenarian (110+)

Adjective

quinquagenarian (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, rare) Of or related to command over 50 men.
2. Of or related to fiftysomethings.

   Coordinate terms: vicenarian, tricenarian, quadragenarian, hexagenerian, sexagenarian, septuagenarian, octogenarian, nonagenarian, centenarian, supercentenarian

Synonyms

• semicentenarian, quinquagenary

Translations

of or related to people between 50 and 59 years of age — see also fiftysomething

• French: ^{(please verify)} quinquagénaire (fr)
• Hungarian: ötvenes (éveiben járó), ötvenvalahány éves, ötvenedik születésnapját betöltött
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} quinquagenarius m, ^{(please verify)} quinquagenaria f
• Polish: pięćdziesięciolatek (pl), pięćdziesięciolatka (pl)
• Spanish: quincuagenario m, cincuentón (es) m, cincuenteno m

References

• “quinquagenarian, n. and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.