Octogenarian
noun
A person who is between 80 and 89 years old.
My grandmother, a spry octogenarian, still loves to go dancing.
Often appears as...
- spry octogenarian
- active octogenarian
noun
A person who is between 80 and 89 years old.
My grandmother, a spry octogenarian, still loves to go dancing.
Often appears as...
- spry octogenarian
- active octogenarian
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Pro Tip 1/3Age Precision
Use 'octogenarian' for precision when referring to someone's age within the 80-89 range.
At 82, the octogenarian author released his latest novel.
Pro Tip 2/3Respectful Tone
'Octogenarian' carries a tone of respect or admiration for the person's age and experience.
The octogenarian senator was revered for her decades of service.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Derogatory
'Octogenarian' is not an insult. It is a neutral or positive term related to age.
The octogenarian painter's art exhibition attracted a diverse audience.
Pro Tip 1/3Age Precision
Use 'octogenarian' for precision when referring to someone's age within the 80-89 range.
At 82, the octogenarian author released his latest novel.
Pro Tip 2/3Respectful Tone
'Octogenarian' carries a tone of respect or admiration for the person's age and experience.
The octogenarian senator was revered for her decades of service.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Derogatory
'Octogenarian' is not an insult. It is a neutral or positive term related to age.
The octogenarian painter's art exhibition attracted a diverse audience.
Pro Tip 1/3Age Precision
Use 'octogenarian' for precision when referring to someone's age within the 80-89 range.
At 82, the octogenarian author released his latest novel.
Pro Tip 2/3Respectful Tone
'Octogenarian' carries a tone of respect or admiration for the person's age and experience.
The octogenarian senator was revered for her decades of service.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Derogatory
'Octogenarian' is not an insult. It is a neutral or positive term related to age.
The octogenarian painter's art exhibition attracted a diverse audience.
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Robert Waldinger: What...
Once we had followed our men all the way into their 80s, we wanted to look back at them at midlife and to see if we could predict who was going to grow into a happy, healthy octogenarian and who wasn't.
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Robert Waldinger: What...
Once we had followed our men all the way into their 80s, we wanted to look back at them at midlife and to see if we could predict who was going to grow into a happy, healthy octogenarian and who wasn't.
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Quote examples
Elaine Chao
American Politician
Deep in the heart of Kentucky's rugged Eastern Mountain region, there lives a woman who has fascinated and inspired me for two decades. She is known locally these days as 'Mayor Nan' - the octogenarian chief executive of Hazard and advocate for its 5,467 residents.
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Dustin Lance Black
American Director
Through my political work in D.C., and having done 'Milk' I got to know a lot of gay octogenarians. They are lovely and they like to tell their stories, and I like hearing them.
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Curtis Sittenfeld
American Writer
It's never that hard for me to imagine what it must feel like to be someone else, whether it's an American teenage girl or a Japanese octogenarian man.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American Judge
At my advanced age - I'm now an octogenarian - I'm constantly amazed by the number of people who want to take my picture.
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Dustin Lance Black
American Director
The octogenarians who have pictures of Hillary Clinton under their toilet-bowl covers - they've completely accepted me.
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Liev Schreiber
American Actor
I remember finding 'Harold and Maude' strangely erotic. I've always had an octogenarian fetish.
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Elaine Chao
American Politician
Deep in the heart of Kentucky's rugged Eastern Mountain region, there lives a woman who has fascinated and inspired me for two decades. She is known locally these days as 'Mayor Nan' - the octogenarian chief executive of Hazard and advocate for its 5,467 residents.
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Dustin Lance Black
American Director
Through my political work in D.C., and having done 'Milk' I got to know a lot of gay octogenarians. They are lovely and they like to tell their stories, and I like hearing them.
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Curtis Sittenfeld
American Writer
It's never that hard for me to imagine what it must feel like to be someone else, whether it's an American teenage girl or a Japanese octogenarian man.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American Judge
At my advanced age - I'm now an octogenarian - I'm constantly amazed by the number of people who want to take my picture.
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Dustin Lance Black
American Director
The octogenarians who have pictures of Hillary Clinton under their toilet-bowl covers - they've completely accepted me.
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Liev Schreiber
American Actor
I remember finding 'Harold and Maude' strangely erotic. I've always had an octogenarian fetish.
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