Forties

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Forties

noun

The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc.
The decade of one's life from age 40 through age 49.
"They're both in their forties."
(temperature, rates) 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."

adjective

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."

noun

A bottle of beer containing forty fluid ounces.

Anagrams of Forties

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "forties":

6-LETTER WORDS

fetors forest fortes fortis foster frites refits resift rifest sifter softer softie sortie strife tories+1 more

5-LETTER WORDS

feist fetor fires first foist fores forte forts frets fries frise frits froes frost ofter+19 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "forties" and rearranging:

+pfirepots pieforts postfire

+rfrostier rotifers

Related Word Patterns

FO...Words starting with "fo"...ESWords ending with "es"All 7-letter words Unscramble "forties"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

'40s40s

Rhyming Words

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Related Words

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