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

Their parents often still prioritise capital preservation and intergenerational neutrality. —Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025

Online grandstanding, intergenerational head-butting and a lost job, all thanks to one inopportunely timed water break during a hot yoga class. —Gina Cherelus, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Forward-looking offices are responding with structural redesigns: intergenerational leadership, agile investment teams, and stronger alignment between people, purpose, and portfolio. —Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

When those benefit increases are eventually replicated for five of Chicago’s pension plans — already $51 billion in the hole, according to the Illinois Policy Institute — intergenerational inequity in the city would only worsen. —Ted Dabrowski, Chicago Tribune, 26 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