intergenerational

adjective

in·​ter·​gen·​er·​a·​tion·​al ˌin-tər-ˌje-nə-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl 

variants or less commonly inter-generational

: existing or occurring between generations

intergenerational differences

intergenerational communication

Examples of intergenerational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ciara believes intergenerational lessons (from her mother, grandmother, and others) are invaluable but so many of us miss them. —Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025

But there were also traumas owing to physical violence, poverty, and neglect, and intergenerational traumas related to their grandparents’ immigration from Korea to the United States. —Emily McDermott, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025

First Annual Peace Walk: Join interfaith and intergenerational communities in walking for peace and having fun giving away or laying down peace rocks along the route. —Jake Richardson, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025

This Documentary Project series on the ‘Divided Youth of Belfast’ documents the lives of young people, born after the peace agreement, growing up under intergenerational religious tension in both Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods in Northern Ireland. —Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for intergenerational

• multigenerational
• nondenominational
• psychoeducational
• undenominational
• aspirational
• avocational
• calculational
• combinational
• computational
• conformational
• confrontational
• congregational