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View synonyms for millennial

millennial

[ mil-len-ee-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a millennium none or the millennium.
  2. worthy or suggestive of the millennium.
  3. (often initial capital letter) noting or relating to the generation born in the 1980s or 1990s, especially in the U.S.


noun

  1. (often initial capital letter) a person born in the 1980s or 1990s, especially in the U.S.; a member of Generation Y none:

    Millennials are facing a deep economic crisis.

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Other Words From

  • mil·lenni·al·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of millennial1

First recorded in 1655–65; millenni(um) none + -al 1none

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