Sexagenarian

//ˌsɛksəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of sixtysomething: a person between 60 and 69 years old.

    "Luxury hotels and travel planners must be licking their lips at the prospect that a significant portion of those new sexagenarians will want the trip of a lifetime (and hang the kids' inheritance…)."

  2. 2
    someone whose age is in the sixties wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to sixtysomethings. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    being from 60 to 69 years old wordnet

Synonyms

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centenariannonagenarianoctogenarianseptuagenariansexagenaryboxcar

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"Luxury hotels and travel planners must be licking their lips at the prospect that a significant portion of those new sexagenarians will want the trip of a lifetime (and hang the kids' inheritance…)."

Etymology

From Latin sexāgēnārius (“containing 60”) + -an (forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French sexagénaire, from Latin sexāgēnus (“60 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from sexāgintā (“six tens, 60”).

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