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nonagenarian

/ˌnɒnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛːrɪən/US/ˌnɑnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛriən/

nonagenarian noun: synonym of ninetysomething: a person between 90 and 99 years old.

Noun

nonagenarian (plural nonagenarians)

  1. Synonym of ninetysomething: a person between 90 and 99 years old.
    Synonyms:
    ninetysomething

Adjective

nonagenarian (not comparable)

  1. Of or related to ninetysomethings.
    • "But what’s that got to do with your health and longevity?" the neighbor inquired.
      "Why," said the nonagenarian, "I've spent most of my life in the open air."1954, Alben W. Barkley, editor, That Reminds Me, Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 17

nonagenarian meaning in Tamil and Urdu

nonagenarian in Tamil

தொண்ணூறு வயதானவர், தொண்ணூறு வயதான

nonagenarian in Urdu

نوے سالہ

Synonyms of nonagenarian

Forms of nonagenarian

pluralnonagenarians

Origin of nonagenarian

From Latin nōnāgēnārius (“containing ninety”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French nonagénaire, from nōnāgēnī (“ninety each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from nōnāginta (“nine tens, ninety”).

Questions about nonagenarian

What does nonagenarian mean?
Nonagenarian means synonym of ninetysomething: a person between 90 and 99 years old.
What is nonagenarian in Tamil?
Nonagenarian in Tamil is தொண்ணூறு வயதானவர், தொண்ணூறு வயதான. See Nonagenarian meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nonagenarian?
Nonagenarian can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce nonagenarian?
Nonagenarian is pronounced /ˌnɑnəd͡ʒɪˈnɛriən/ (US).
What is the plural of nonagenarian?
The plural of nonagenarian is nonagenarians.

Words near nonagenarian in the dictionary

  1. nonage
  2. nonageable
  3. nonaged
  4. nonageing
  5. nonageist
  6. nonagenarian
  7. nonagenarians
  8. nonagenaries
  9. nonagenary
  10. nonagency
  11. nonagenda

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nonagenarian (page history and authors); nonagenarian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nonagenarian (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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