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)

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

Coordinate terms

Adjective

quinquagenarian (not comparable)

(obsolete, rare) Of or related to command over 50 men.
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), ötven valahány éves, ötvenedik születésnapját betöltött
Latin: ^{(please verify)} quinquagenarius m, ^{(please verify)} quinquagenaria f
Polish: pięćdziesięciolatek (pl), pięćdziesięciolatka (pl)

References

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

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