menopausal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɛnəˈpɔːzəl/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Hellenic *méns Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn) French méno- Ancient Greek παύω (paúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der. Latin pausabor. French -pause French ménopause English menopause Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English menopausal From menopause + -al.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of, or pertaining to the menopause.
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(not-comparable, of a woman) Presently experiencing or having previously experienced menopause.
And in March last year, 62-year-old Sue Williams scratched eight cars belonging to strangers in her hometown of Sevenoaks, Kent, causing at least £8,000 worth of damage. Last month her lawyer told Medway Magistrates’ Court that Ms Williams had been menopausal at the time.
2023 November 29, Charles Hymas, “Menopausal female offenders could be spared jail under new sentencing guidelines”, in The Telegraph:
Deriveds
menopausally · perimenopausal · menotropin · postmenopausal · transmenopausal · premenopausal · menopausality · nonmenopausal
Synonyms
Translations (6)
es menopáusico (of or pertaining to menopause) · pl menopauzalny (of or pertaining to menopause) · fi menopausaalinen (of or pertaining to menopause) · ca menopàusic (of or pertaining to menopause) · el εμμηνοπαυσιακός (of or pertaining to menopause) · bcl langday (of or pertaining to menopause)