generational
Spanning family eras
Generational relates to generations—groups of people born around the same time who share formative experiences.
Generational differences or generational divides describe gaps in attitudes between age cohorts: Generational conflict over workplace norms has intensified.
Generational wealth passes from parents to children.
The word often appears in discussions of Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z.
1946-1964 birth cohort
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- demographicStatistical population category
- age groupPopulation segment by birth years
- peer groupSocial circle of equals
youth · elders · contemporaries · coming-of-age · intergenerational · boomer · gentrification
Descent from progenitors
- descendantsThose who come after
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- forebearsAncestral family members
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
genealogy · pedigree · dynasty · clan · kinfolk · forefathers · posterity · succession
Property received from ancestors
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- transmissionSending of information
hand-me-down · bequest · endowment · passing down · patrimony · estate · birthright · oral history
Rapid economic mechanization period
- information agePeriod defined by data access
- space ageSleekly modern, satellite-era
- roaring twentiesProsperous 1920s period
- progressive eraPeriod of forward-moving change
gilded age · renaissance · enlightenment · antebellum · colonial period · reconstruction · atomic age · digital age
baby boomers
1946-1964 birth cohort
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- demographicStatistical population category
- age groupPopulation segment by birth years
peer group · youth · elders · contemporaries · coming-of-age · intergenerational · boomer · gentrification
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- descendantsThose who come after
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- forebearsAncestral family members
bloodline · genealogy · pedigree · dynasty · clan · kinfolk · forefathers · posterity · succession · progenitors
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
transmission · hand-me-down · bequest · endowment · passing down · patrimony · estate · birthright · oral history · storytelling
industrial revolution
Rapid economic mechanization period
- information agePeriod defined by data access
- space ageSleekly modern, satellite-era
- roaring twentiesProsperous 1920s period
progressive era · gilded age · renaissance · enlightenment · antebellum · colonial period · reconstruction · atomic age · digital age · postmodern
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- ancestryancestors, kinship, ancestor, clan, ancestry
- lineageancestry, royal dynasties, bloodline, noble houses, dynasty
- time periodsday, year, month, week, hour
- timeframesshort-term, long-term, mid-term, near-term, daily
- Long-term effectslegacy, ripple effect, aftermath, ramifications, repercussions
generationalmomentary
Lasting very briefly
instantaneous · immediate · short-term · fleeting · transient
generationalindividual
One separate human being
personal · idiosyncratic · singular · one-off · private
generationalnovel
New and unusual
unprecedented · acquired · spontaneous · de novo · self-made
- generation gapAge-based cultural disconnect
- younger generationThose born later
- next generationSubsequent group following current
- new generationSuccessors to current group
- first generationEarliest in a line
- older generationThose born earlier