Definition of NONAGENARIAN

nonagenarian

Plural: nonagenarians

Noun

  • someone whose age is in the nineties
  • Synonym of ninetysomething: a person between 90 and 99 years old.

Adjective Satellite

  • being from 90 to 99 years old
    • "the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home"

Adj

  • Of or related to ninetysomethings.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin nōnāgēnārius (“containing ninety”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French nonagénaire, from nōnāgēnī (“ninety each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from nōnāginta (“nine tens, ninety”).

Synonyms

ninetysomething

Scrabble Score: 13

nonagenarian: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nonagenarian: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nonagenarian: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

nonagenarian: valid Words With Friends Word