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millennial

mil·len·ni·al
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mil-len-ee-uh l]
    • /mɪlˈlɛn i əl/
    • /mɪˈlen.i.əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mil-len-ee-uh l]
    • /mɪlˈlɛn i əl/

Definitions of millennial word

  • adjective millennial of or relating to a millennium or the millennium. 1
  • adjective millennial worthy or suggestive of the millennium. 1
  • adjective millennial (often initial capital letter) noting or relating to the generation born in the 1980s or 1990s, especially in the U.S. 1
  • noun millennial (often initial capital letter) a person born in the 1980s or 1990s, especially in the U.S.; a member of Generation Y: Millennials are facing a deep economic crisis. 1
  • noun millennial Denoting or relating to a period of a thousand years. 1
  • adjective millennial relating to a millennium 1

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Origin of millennial

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; millenni(um) + -al1

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Parts of speech for Millennial

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

millennial popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

millennial usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for millennial

noun millennial

  • millennium — a period of 1000 years.
  • millenary — consisting of or pertaining to a thousand, especially a thousand years.
  • chiliad — a group of one thousand

adj millennial

  • millenarian — of or relating to a thousand, especially the thousand years of the prophesied millennium.
  • chiliad — a group of one thousand
  • chiliastic — the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.
  • millesimal — thousandth.

adjective millennial

  • utopian — of, relating to, or resembling Utopia, an idealized imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516).
  • idealistic — of or relating to idealism or idealists.
  • visionary — given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes: a visionary enthusiast.
  • romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
  • optimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.

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