nonagenarian

noun

no·​na·​ge·​nar·​i·​an ˌnō-nə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən 

ˌnä-

: a person whose age is in the nineties

nonagenarian adjective

Examples of nonagenarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The nonagenarian enjoys playing for his neighbors and said sometimes the people living on floors beneath his will call up to him with requests. —Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025

The nonagenarian proudly did her own stunts in Thelma’s raucous scooter-chase. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025

In August, the nonagenarian’s Li Ka Shing Foundation donated two devices to treat liver cancer, one to the University of Hong Kong and the other to the Chinese University of Hong Kong, committing $6 million for the machines, treatment costs for 20 patients and staff training. —Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024

Angela Alvarez, the Cuban singer-songwriter who made history in 2022 by winning the Latin Grammy for best new artist as a nonagenarian, died early Friday (Dec. 6), her grandson, composer and producer Carlos José Alvarez, informed Billboard Español. —Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Latin nonagenarius containing ninety, from nonageni ninety each, from nonaginta ninety, from nona- (akin to novem nine) + -ginta (akin to viginti twenty) — more at nine, vigesimal

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonagenarian

• authoritarian
• communitarian
• disciplinarian
• egalitarian
• equalitarian
• humanitarian
• majoritarian
• octogenarian
• parliamentarian
• radiolarian
• totalitarian
• utilitarian