sexagenarian

Meanings

Plural: sexagenarians

Noun

someone whose age is in the sixties
Synonym of sixtysomething: a person between 60 and 69 years old.

Adjective Satellite

being from 60 to 69 years old
- "the sexagenarian population is growing"

Adj

Of or related to sixtysomethings.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

hexagenarian, sexagenary, sixtysomething

Scrabble Score: 20

sexagenarian is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sexagenarian is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sexagenarian is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

sexagenarian is a valid Words With Friends word