Forties

Common synonyms include: 1940s, 1940s decade, forty somethings, forty-somethings, mid-forties, middle aged adults.

adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
plural of forty form-of, plural
2
The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc. plural, plural-only
"My ma was born in the forties and my pa was born in the seventies."
3
the time of life between 40 and 50 wordnet
4
The decade of one's life from age 40 through age 49. plural, plural-only
"They're both in their forties."
5
the decade from 1940 to 1949 wordnet

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The range between 40 and 49. plural, plural-only
"What to wear when the weather is in the forties really depends on whether you're talking fahrenheit or celsius."

Adjective

1
From or evoking the 41st through 50th years of a century (chiefly the 1940s). not-comparable
"Two forties aircraft sat forgotten in the hangar until they were rediscovered by two trespassing teens."

Proper Noun

1
A sea area, in the northern part of the North Sea, where the depth of water is consistently forty fathoms

"A man shouldn't be a pastor until he's in his forties."

From forties, due to the dpth of the area.