millennial

[ mi-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.

Other Words From

• mil·lenni·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of millennial¹

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

Example Sentences

Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15, will be the first millennial - a person born in the early 1980s to late 1990s - to be canonised by the Catholic church.

From BBC

Additionally, the large millennial generation is increasingly aging into homeownership, as the smaller Generation Z enters the apartment market.

From Los Angeles Times

“It seems like the amount of money that would be needed to retire in 30 years is absurd and unreachable,” said Cody Norris, a millennial worker.

From Salon

At 37, he became the first ever millennial cabinet minister.

From BBC

“Our age difference plays really well into it,” says Miller of their and Bandrowski’s ability to draw both Gen Z and millennial queers to their events.

From Los Angeles Times