Definition of middlescent in English:
middlescent
adjective ˌmɪdəˈlɛs(ə)ntˌmidlˈesənt
Middle-aged, but typically still maintaining the interests and activities of younger people.
Derivatives
noun
Companies are ill-prepared to manage middlescence because it is so pervasive, largely invisible, and culturally uncharted.
Example sentencesExamples
- According to the study, middlescence has replaced the midlife crisis, and advertisers should seize the opportunity.
- Like adolescence, another stage of life invented by and for Boomers, middlescence is a time of unlimited opportunity for us.
- Companies are not prepared to manage middlescence largely because they don't see it.
Origin
1960s: blend of middle + adolescent.