millennial

[mi-len-ee-uhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to a millennium 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.

   Millennials are facing a deep economic crisis.

Other Word Forms

• millennially adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of millennial¹

First recorded in 1655–65; millenni(um) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

In the architectural age of minimalism and millennial gray, a wild and whimsical antidote made of old clinker bricks and jumbled shingles sits on a quiet street at the edge of L.A. and Culver City.

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Despite opinion polls projecting a comfortable referendum victory for the millennial president, Ecuadorans roundly rejected all four of his proposals.

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You know millennial nostalgia has reached a dangerous peak when there’s a new “Now You See Me” in theaters.

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The election of Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim and millennial to lead New York City, notably drew bigoted and hysterical responses from many on the right.

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The millennial progressive has leaned into his roots in a diverse city.

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