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fortysomething

fortysomething numeral: an indeterminate value between 40 (inclusive) and 50 (exclusive).

Numeral

fortysomething

  1. (colloquial) An indeterminate value between 40 (inclusive) and 50 (exclusive).

Noun

fortysomething (countable and uncountable, plural fortysomethings)

  1. (colloquial, countable) A person between 40 and 49 years old.
    • She was a sprightly fortysomething.
    • Some people console themselves with the thought that, basically, worse things happen at sea: in middle-class Britain today, particularly familied fortysomethings, it’s Chicken-Licken time.2015 September 13, Euan Ferguson, “The week in TV: Doctor Foster; Beck; Ballers; Hunted; The Queen’s Longest Reign: Elizabeth and Victoria”, in The Observer
    Synonyms:
    quadragenarian

fortysomething meaning in Tagalog

fortysomething in Tagalog

A person between 40 and 49 years in age
apatnapuin

Synonyms of fortysomething

Forms of fortysomething

Numeral
alternative formforty-something
Noun
pluralfortysomethings

Origin of fortysomething

From forty + -something.

Questions about fortysomething

What does fortysomething mean?
Fortysomething means an indeterminate value between 40 (inclusive) and 50 (exclusive).
What is fortysomething in Tagalog?
Fortysomething in Tagalog is apatnapuin. See Fortysomething meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is fortysomething?
Fortysomething can be a numeral or a noun.

Words near fortysomething in the dictionary

  1. fortyodd
  2. fortyone
  3. fortypenny
  4. fortyseven
  5. fortysix
  6. fortysomething
  7. fortysomethings
  8. fortythree
  9. fortytwo
  10. forté
  11. fortés

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