English noun: forties | |||
| 1. | forties (time) the time of life between 40 and 50 | ||
| Synonyms | mid-forties | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | time of life | ||
| Part meronym | adulthood, maturity | ||
| 2. | forties (time) the decade from 1940 to 1949 | ||
| Synonyms | 1940s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decade, decennary, decennium | ||