millennial
Relating to millennia
A millennial is a person born roughly between 1981 and 1996, coming of age around the turn of the millennium.
The term often carries generational stereotypes—tech-savvy, entitled, avocado-toast-eating—though these vary by who's using it.
As an adjective, millennial relates to this generation or to a millennium generally: millennial attitudes toward work, millennial celebrations.
Doing mundane grownup tasks
- entitledHaving rightful claim
- lazyAvoiding effort or exertion
- snowflakeFeathery ice crystal
- participation trophyAward for mere involvement
helicopter parents · job-hopping · short attention span · overeducated · underemployed
Borrowed tuition funds owed
- gig economyWork based on temporary contracts
- remote workEmployment from afar
- startupsNewly launched businesses
- crowdfundingRaising capital from masses
entrepreneurship · freelancing · coworking · housing crisis · career pivots · multiple jobs · cost of living · wage stagnation
Mashed green fruit on bread
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- influencersPeople with online sway
- memesSelf-propagating cultural units
selfies · smartphones · apps · podcasts · emoji · hashtags · Instagram · TikTok
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- diversityState of varied elements
- inclusionBeing made part
- eco-consciousEnvironmentally aware and responsible
- veganismComplete animal product abstention
activism · social justice · mental health awareness · work-life balance · authenticity · ethical consumption · climate action · equality
Those raised with technology
- young adultsPeople roughly 18-30
- thirty-somethingsPeople aged 30-39
- coming of ageReaching adult status
- generational identityShared traits of birth-era peers
adulting
Doing mundane grownup tasks
participation trophy · helicopter parents · job-hopping · short attention span · overeducated · underemployed
student debt
Borrowed tuition funds owed
- gig economyWork based on temporary contracts
- remote workEmployment from afar
- startupsNewly launched businesses
crowdfunding · entrepreneurship · freelancing · coworking · housing crisis · career pivots · multiple jobs · cost of living · wage stagnation · sharing economy
avocado toast
Mashed green fruit on bread
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- influencersPeople with online sway
memes · selfies · smartphones · apps · podcasts · emoji · hashtags · Instagram · TikTok · Netflix
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- diversityState of varied elements
- inclusionBeing made part
- eco-consciousEnvironmentally aware and responsible
veganism · activism · social justice · mental health awareness · work-life balance · authenticity · ethical consumption · climate action · equality · wellness
digital natives
Those raised with technology
- young adultsPeople roughly 18-30
- thirty-somethingsPeople aged 30-39
- coming of ageReaching adult status
- age slanggeezer, codger, coot, old fart, old timer
- family generationsgenerations, generation, grandparents, grandchildren, grandparent
- generationsbaby boomers, Gen Z, Gen X, baby boomer, Silent Generation
- time periodsday, year, month, week, hour
- twentiestwenties, young adult, early adulthood, emerging adulthood, college grad
- agesinfant, child, kid, teen, adult
millennialbaby boomer
Postwar generation member
boomer · Silent Generation · Greatest Generation · Gen Z · zoomer
millennialannual
Occurring every year
daily · weekly · monthly · centennial · momentary
- Millennium FalconCorellian freighter spacecraft
- millennium bugDate-coding flaw in software
- Millennium StadiumCardiff's national sports ground
- millennial humorComedy born from burnout
- millennial pinkMuted salmon hue, circa 2016
- millennial jokesComedy about a demographic cohort
postmillennialism, millennium, millennia, millennials, millennialism, postmillennial