quinquagénaire
French, noun/kɛ̃.ka.ʒe.nɛʁ/
quinquagénaire is spelled Q-U-I-N-Q-U-A-G-É-N-A-I-R-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 51,956th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quinquagénaire is a French feminine noun meaning “quinquagenarian, fiftysomething” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne dont l’âge se situe entre 50 et 59 ans”.
What does quinquagénaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
quinquagenarian, fiftysomething
noun
- 1
femininemasculinequinquagenarian, fiftysomething
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 entre cinquante et cinquante-neuf ans.
noun: 1. Personne dont l’âge se situe entre 50 et 59 ans. 2. Dans l’armée de l’Empire byzantin, chef de cinquante hommes.
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 quinquagénaire
- quinquagénaires plural
- quincagénaire
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quinquagénaire?
- /kɛ̃.ka.ʒe.nɛʁ/
- \kɛ̃.ka.ʒe.nɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is quinquagénaire in French?
quinquagénaire 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).