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sexagenarian

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌsɛksəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsɛksəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or related to sixtysomethings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sixtysomething

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

being from 60 to 69 years old

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the sexagenarian population is growing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone whose age is in the sixties

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: oldster, old person, senior citizen, golden ager

History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: шестдесетгодишен (šestdesetgodišen) — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Catalan: sexagenari — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Czech: šedesátiletý — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Czech: 60letý — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Czech: šedesátník — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Danish: sekstiårig — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Danish: 60-årig — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • French: sexagénaire — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • French: soixantenaire — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Galician: sexasenario — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Galician: sexasenaria — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Galician: sexaxenario — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Galician: sexaxenaria — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • German: sechzigjährig — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Hungarian: hatvanas (éveiben járó) — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Hungarian: hatvanvalahány éves — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Hungarian: hatvanadik születésnapját betöltött — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Japanese: 六十代 (rokujūdai) — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Korean: 60대 (yuksipdae) — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Latin: sexāgēnārius — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sekstiårig — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Norwegian Bokmål: 60-årig — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sekstiårig — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: 60-årig — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sekstiårs — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Polish: sześćdziesięcioletni — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Portuguese: sexagenário — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Spanish: sexagenario — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Spanish: sesentón — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Swedish: sextioårig — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Swedish: 60-årig — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age
  • Turkish: altmışlı — Of or related to people between 60 and 69 years of age