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nonagenarian
[non-uh-juh-nair-ee-uhn, noh-nuh-]
adjective
of the age of 90 years, or between 90 and 100 years old.
noun
a nonagenarian person.
nonagenarian
/ ˌəʊəɪˈɛəɪə /
noun
a person who is from 90 to 99 years old
adjective
of, relating to, or denoting a nonagenarian
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nonagenarian1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nonagenarian1
Example Sentences
The nonagenarian's leftover fish and chips get fed to the birds.
“Thelma” playfully sprinkles “Mission: Impossible”-style action set pieces into the story, appropriately scaled to a nonagenarian’s abilities.
For President Biden, marking the 90th anniversary of D-Day in France is an opportunity to be commander in chief and statesman while hailing the nonagenarian American veterans who liberated Europe from Nazi Germany.
Describing her journey, the nonagenarian said she had fallen twice and was forced to stop to rest at some points, even sleeping along the way before waking up and continuing her journey.
With a nonagenarian incumbent, the race was inherently about generational change.
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When To Use
A nonagenarian is someone in their 90s (90 to 99 years old), or someone who is 90 years old.Nonagenarian can also be used as an adjective to describe someone in their 90s, as in Our audience is mostly made up of nonagenarian women, or things related to such a person, as in I have entered my nonagenarian years. It’s one of several similar terms used to refer to a person of a certain age, including quadragenarian (40s), quinquagenarian (50s), sexagenarian (60s), septuagenarian (70s), octogenarian (80s), and centenarian (100 or older).Example: Today is my last day as a nonagenarian—tomorrow I turn 100!
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