forties

== English == === Alternative forms === (of the decade) 'forties 1940s '40s 40s === Noun === forties plural of forty === Noun === forties pl (plural only) The fifth decade of a century: the 1840s, 1940s, 2040s, etc. Synonyms: '40s, 40s The decade of one's life from age 40 through age 49. (temperature, rates, plural only) The range between 40 and 49. ==== Derived terms ==== Hungry Forties roaring forties ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== quadragenarian === Adjective === forties (not comparable) From or evoking the 41st through 50th years of a century (chiefly the 1940s). === Anagrams === Forseti, foister, sefirot