genarian
UK/d͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹi.ən/US/d͡ʒɪˈnɛɹi.ən/
genarian noun: an elderly person, especially one over the age of 60.
Noun
genarian (plural genarians)
- An elderly person, especially one over the age of 60.
- Let all the genarians pass in review — The procession will last but a minute or two.1955, Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe, Sundown; Later and Earlier Selected Poems, page 71
- His garden is an expansive project for an octogenarian, or any kind of genarian.1994 September 19, Gerry Goldstein, “Maurice Browning thrives and grows, just like his garden”, in Providence Journal-Bulletin
- Synonyms:
- geriatric, oldster, senior citizen
Adjective
genarian (not comparable)
- Concerning rules or principles as opposed to acts.
- This distinguishes his position from that of rule-utilitarians like Brandt, with whom Hare otherwise largely agrees, and makes Hare an actarian in my sense rather than a genarian.1979, Peter Schröder, Leonard Nelson Symposium, page 90
- Rawls' s theory is genarian (the Method is used to derive rules, principles, which in turn are applied to acts) rather than actarian (the Method applied directly to acts).1982, J. H. Wellbank, Denis Snook, David T. Mason, John Rawls & His Critics: An Annotated Bibliography, page 187
Examples of genarian in a sentence
- At the other end of the spectrum, several genarians had physical fitness AQs down in the 30s!2008, Elaine Bernstein Partnow, Judith Partnow Hyman, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Your True Age, →ISBN, page 41:
- The only reference I made to his age, was the dedication on his card: To my sexy genarian.2014, Carolyn Mathews, Squaring Circles, →ISBN:
Synonyms of genarian
Forms of genarian
| plural | genarians |
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Origin of genarian
Back-formation from sexagenarian, septuagenarian, octogenarian, and so on.
From genus + -arian.
Words that rhyme with genarian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
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- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
Questions about genarian
- What does genarian mean?
- Genarian means an elderly person, especially one over the age of 60.
- How do you use genarian in a sentence?
- At the other end of the spectrum, several genarians had physical fitness AQs down in the 30s!
- What part of speech is genarian?
- Genarian can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce genarian?
- Genarian is pronounced /d͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of genarian?
- The plural of genarian is genarians.
Words near genarian in the dictionary
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