Centenarian
/ˌsɛnəˈnɛɹiən/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who or that which is at least 100 years old.
"The average age of these 203 centenarians was 102 years 5 months and 25 days."
- 2 someone who is at least 100 years old wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Aged 100 years or more; extremely old.
- 2 Of or relating to centenarians or a centenary celebration.
Adjective
- 1 being at least 100 years old wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Tom will be a centenarian next year."
Etymology
From Latin centēnārius + -an, equivalent to centenary (“100 year, 100th anniversary”) + -an (“person”).