nonagenariann.adj.

Brit.

/ˌnɒnədʒᵻˈnɛːrɪən/,

/ˌnəʊnədʒᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S.

/ˈˌnɑnədʒəˈnɛriən/,

/ˈˌnoʊnədʒəˈnɛriən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nōnāgēnārius , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin nōnāgēnārius having ninety of anything, ninety years old ( < nōnāgēnī ninety each ( < nōnāgintā ninety (see nonagesimal adj. and n.) + -ēnī , suffix forming distributive adjectives, after e.g. sēnī six apiece, six at a time, six) + -ārius -ary suffix¹) + -an suffix. Compare French nonagénaire (1660 as adjective, 1808 as noun; attested earlier in Middle French as nonagenaire (adjective) in sense ‘(of a number) which consists of 90 units’ (c1380); compare nonagenary n.).

A. n.

A person aged between ninety and ninety-nine years (inclusive); a person aged ninety.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > person of specific age > [noun]

one-year-old?1609

cinquanter1611

sexagenariana1646

septuagene1657

quintagenarian1687

threescore1721

septuagenarian1744

centenarian1747

seven-year-old1762

septuagenary1792

centenary1800

nonagenarian1804

sexagenary1814

octogenarian1815

nine-year-old1828

octogenary1828

semi-centenarian1828

quinquagenarian1830

quadragenarian1839

seventeen-year-old1858

70-year-old1870

twenty-firster1912

1804 R. Graves (title) The Invalid: with the obvious means of enjoying..long life. By a Nonagenarian.

1865 Morning Star 4 Jan. Eight nonagenarians died in the week. The oldest were two widows aged 95 and 96.

1888 J. B. Bailey (title) Modern Methuselahs, or short biographical sketches of a few advanced nonagenarians, or actual centenarians.

1909 Punch 20 Jan. 38/2 A..nonagenarian with a voice like a bass tuba.

1952 E. J. Pratt Towards Last Spike 3 Oatmeal was in their blood and in their names... It stretched and vulcanized the human span: Nonagenarians worked and thrived upon it.

1995 Atlantic Monthly July 16/2 Upwardly mobile nonagenarians? Have your nurse call my nurse.

B. adj.

Aged between ninety and ninety-nine years (inclusive); of or belonging to a nonagenarian or nonagenarians.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [adjective] > specific age

seven?1440

yearing1451

year-old1556

yeared1583

seventy1590

two-year1596

quinquagenarian1603

septuagenary1605

twelvea1616

thirty1618

three-yearling1621

one-eared1645

quadragenarious1656

trimenstruous1656

septennian1662

sexagenarian1663

sexagenary1663

octogenarya1696

seven-year-old1713

quinquagenary1715

yearling1729

septuagesimal1781

septuagenarian1793

octogenarian1818

fortyish1821

seventeen-year-old1821

three-year-old1825

week-old1826

centenarian1828

day-old1831

70-year-old1832

quadragenarian1834

century-old1836

nonagenarian1877

teenaged1913

thirtyish1925

1877 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 435/2 A rebuke which the nonagenarian beauty accepted with becoming humility.

1893 Nation 20 July 49/3 Her nonagenarian Béarnese grandmother.

1929 F. Ponsonby Lett. Empress Frederick 242 The failing health of the nonagenarian ruler of Germany rendered his return to Berlin imperative.

1979 S. Brett Comedian Dies v. 59 Some nonagenarian flautist..telling a rambling tale about Sir Thomas Beecham.

1992 Punch 29 Jan. (BNC) 7 Any magazine that retains a nonagenarian film critic..can hardly be said to be immature.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nonagenarian
释义	nonagenariann.adj. Brit. /ˌnɒnədʒᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, /ˌnəʊnədʒᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S. /ˈˌnɑnədʒəˈnɛriən/, /ˈˌnoʊnədʒəˈnɛriən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nōnāgēnārius , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin nōnāgēnārius having ninety of anything, ninety years old ( < nōnāgēnī ninety each ( < nōnāgintā ninety (see nonagesimal adj. and n.) + -ēnī , suffix forming distributive adjectives, after e.g. sēnī six apiece, six at a time, six) + -ārius -ary suffix¹) + -an suffix. Compare French nonagénaire (1660 as adjective, 1808 as noun; attested earlier in Middle French as nonagenaire (adjective) in sense ‘(of a number) which consists of 90 units’ (c1380); compare nonagenary n.). A. n. A person aged between ninety and ninety-nine years (inclusive); a person aged ninety. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > person of specific age > [noun] one-year-old?1609 cinquanter1611 sexagenariana1646 septuagene1657 quintagenarian1687 threescore1721 septuagenarian1744 centenarian1747 seven-year-old1762 septuagenary1792 centenary1800 nonagenarian1804 sexagenary1814 octogenarian1815 nine-year-old1828 octogenary1828 semi-centenarian1828 quinquagenarian1830 quadragenarian1839 seventeen-year-old1858 70-year-old1870 twenty-firster1912 1804 R. Graves (title) The Invalid: with the obvious means of enjoying..long life. By a Nonagenarian. 1865 Morning Star 4 Jan. Eight nonagenarians died in the week. The oldest were two widows aged 95 and 96. 1888 J. B. Bailey (title) Modern Methuselahs, or short biographical sketches of a few advanced nonagenarians, or actual centenarians. 1909 Punch 20 Jan. 38/2 A..nonagenarian with a voice like a bass tuba. 1952 E. J. Pratt Towards Last Spike 3 Oatmeal was in their blood and in their names... It stretched and vulcanized the human span: Nonagenarians worked and thrived upon it. 1995 Atlantic Monthly July 16/2 Upwardly mobile nonagenarians? Have your nurse call my nurse. B. adj. Aged between ninety and ninety-nine years (inclusive); of or belonging to a nonagenarian or nonagenarians. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [adjective] > specific age seven?1440 yearing1451 year-old1556 yeared1583 seventy1590 two-year1596 quinquagenarian1603 septuagenary1605 twelvea1616 thirty1618 three-yearling1621 one-eared1645 quadragenarious1656 trimenstruous1656 septennian1662 sexagenarian1663 sexagenary1663 octogenarya1696 seven-year-old1713 quinquagenary1715 yearling1729 septuagesimal1781 septuagenarian1793 octogenarian1818 fortyish1821 seventeen-year-old1821 three-year-old1825 week-old1826 centenarian1828 day-old1831 70-year-old1832 quadragenarian1834 century-old1836 nonagenarian1877 teenaged1913 thirtyish1925 1877 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 435/2 A rebuke which the nonagenarian beauty accepted with becoming humility. 1893 Nation 20 July 49/3 Her nonagenarian Béarnese grandmother. 1929 F. Ponsonby Lett. Empress Frederick 242 The failing health of the nonagenarian ruler of Germany rendered his return to Berlin imperative. 1979 S. Brett Comedian Dies v. 59 Some nonagenarian flautist..telling a rambling tale about Sir Thomas Beecham. 1992 Punch 29 Jan. (BNC) 7 Any magazine that retains a nonagenarian film critic..can hardly be said to be immature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1804
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