fortieth
Ruby anniversary position
Fortieth describes position number forty in a sequence, or one of forty equal parts.
A fortieth birthday or anniversary marks four decades.
As a noun, a fortieth is one part when something is divided into forty equal portions: She inherited a fortieth of the estate.
Ordinal for four decades
- positionLocation or stance
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
place · series · numbering · enumeration · succession · spot · listing · indexing
Notable event marking progress
- middle-agedIn life's middle decades
- partyGathering for celebration
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- midlifeHalfway through adulthood
Precious red gemstone
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- marriageFormal union between partners
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
celebration · commitment · union · partnership · fidelity · matrimony · vows · renewal
Standard for comparison
- markerSomething that signals location
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
checkpoint · signpost · waypoint · progress · accomplishment · halfway · significant
Proportion out of hundred
share · division · ratio · proportion · fractional · decimal · quotient
40th
Ordinal for four decades
order · place · series · numbering · enumeration · succession · spot · listing · indexing · cataloging
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- middle-agedIn life's middle decades
- partyGathering for celebration
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
ruby
Precious red gemstone
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- marriageFormal union between partners
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
commemoration · celebration · commitment · union · partnership · fidelity · matrimony · vows · renewal · dedication
benchmark
Standard for comparison
achievement · checkpoint · signpost · waypoint · progress · accomplishment · halfway · significant
percentage
Proportion out of hundred
slice · share · division · ratio · proportion · fractional · decimal · quotient