French word

sexagénaire

Pronunciation

IPA/seksaʒenɛʁ/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)someone in their sixties

Example

Il y a plusieurs sexagénaires à la réunion.

There are several people in their sixties at the meeting.

Illustration for sexagénaire (someone in their sixties)

More examples

Le club organise des activités pour les sexagénaires.

The club organizes activities for people in their sixties.

Core concept

A person marked by the sixth decade of life, from age sixty through sixty-nine.

Common phrases

  • un sexagénaire

    a person in their sixties

  • les sexagénaires

    people in their sixties

Similar words

soixantenaire: A person in their sixties.
personne âgée: An elderly person.

Definition in French

Désigne une personne située dans la fourchette d'âge de 60 à 69 ans.

Word origin

Sexagénaire comes from Latin sexagenarius, built from sexaginta, meaning "sixty," with the French suffix -aire.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective, sexagénaire can follow a noun, as in un homme sexagénaire, and its form does not mark gender.

Other meanings

  • in their sixtiesadjective

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