Standard Lemma guide

twentysomething

adj · noun · num · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtwɛn.tiː.ˌsʌm.θɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: T W EH2 N T IY0 S AH1 M TH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: T W EH2 N IY0 S AH1 M TH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Aged between twenty and thirty.

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

A person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive; someone in their twenties.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vicenarian

Antonyms: none provided

3

num

Meaning 3

Between twenty and thirty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: twentyodd

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From twenty + -something.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kaksikymppinen — aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • French: vingtenaire — aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Georgian: ოცდარაღაცა წლის (ocdaraɣaca c̣lis) — aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Spanish: veinteañero — aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Czech: dvacátník — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Czech: dvacátnice — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Dutch: twintiger — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Esperanto: dudekjarulo — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Esperanto: dudekkelkjarulo — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Finnish: kaksikymppinen — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • French: vingtenaire — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • German: Twen — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • German: jemand in den Zwanzigern — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • German: Zwanziger — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Hungarian: huszonéves — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Hungarian: húszas éveiben járó — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Hungarian: huszonvalahány éves — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Polish: dwudziestolatek — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Polish: dwudziestolatka — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Polish: dwudziestokilkulatek — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Polish: dwudziestokilkulatka — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Portuguese: vicenário — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Portuguese: vicenária — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Serbo-Croatian: dvadesetogodisnjak — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Spanish: veinteañero — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Spanish: veinteañera — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Tagalog: dalawampuin — person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Georgian: ოცდარაღაცა (ocdaraɣaca) — between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Polish: dwadzieścia ileś — between twenty and twenty-nine
  • Spanish: veintitantos — between twenty and twenty-nine