quadragénaire
French, noun/ka.dʁa.ʒe.nɛʁ/
quadragénaire is a French feminine noun meaning “fortysomething, quadragenarian (person whose age is between forty and forty-nine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Individu dont l’âge se situe de quarante à quarante-neuf ans révolus”.
What does quadragénaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
aged between forty and forty-nine
noun
- 1
femininemasculinefortysomething, quadragenarian (person whose age is between forty and forty-nine)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dont l’âge se situe de quarante à quarante-neuf ans révolus.
noun: 1. Individu dont l’âge se situe de quarante à quarante-neuf ans révolus.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of quadragénaire
- quadragénaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quadragénaire?
- /ka.dʁa.ʒe.nɛʁ/
- /kwa.dʁa.ʒe.nɛʁ/
- \kwa.dʁa.ʒe.nɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quadragénaire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quadragénaire in French?
quadragénaire appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).