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🧑‍💼 Aged 40-49 🧑 Person in 40s 4️⃣ Number in 40s
fortysomething

fortysomething

4.5
A number between forty and forty-nine or a person aged forty to forty-nine
  • numeral
  • /ˈfɔrtiˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  • Informal
translation icon : cuarentón
  • She is a fortysomething who loves to travel.

Examples

  • My neighbor is a fortysomething with two kids.

  • There were fortysomething students in the auditorium for the lecture.

  • The meeting drew fortysomething people, filling the room beyond capacity.

  • She is a fortysomething who just started a new career.

  • There were fortysomething students in the auditorium for the lecture.

  • She is a fortysomething who just started a new career.

  • My neighbor is a fortysomething with two kids.

Synonyms

fortyish
vsfortysomething
  • Informal
2 3.3

About forty years old in appearance

is a broader informal label covering the whole decade from 40 to 49
forties
vsfortysomething
1 1.0

The years in a person's life between ages 40 and 49

is used informally to label a person or number within that decade

How Close

forty
644 1.0
fortyish
  • Informal
3.4
fortysomething
  • Informal
4.5

Surface Forms

fortysomething cardinal word

Morphology

fortysomething = forty + something (transparent) = forty + something

As an informal numeric expression, it transparently combines 'forty' with 'something' to indicate an unspecified number/person in the forties.

Etymology

Fortysomething used as a number phrase comes from forty + something, with something meaning 'about' or 'a few extra'. People use it when they do not know the exact number, so fortysomething means a number between forty and forty-nine or 'around forty' people.