forties means from or evoking the 41st through 50th years of a century (chiefly the 1940s). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.
adj
- From or evoking the 41st through 50th years of a century (chiefly the 1940s).“Two forties aircraft sat forgotten in the hangar until they were rediscovered by two trespassing teens.”
name
- A sea area, in the northern part of the North Sea, where the depth of water is consistently forty fathoms
noun
- The fifth decade of a century: the 1840s, 1940s, 2040s, etc.“My ma was born in the forties and my pa was born in the seventies.”
- The decade of one's life from age 40 through age 49.“They're both in their forties.”
- The range between 40 and 49.“What to wear when the weather is in the forties really depends on whether you're talking fahrenheit or celsius.”