climacteric

Speech parts

1. climacteric - Noun

2. climacteric - Adjective

Meaning

Relating to a climacteric; critical.

A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place in the constitution. The critical periods are thought by some to be the years produced by multiplying 7 into the odd numbers 3, 5, 7, and 9; to which others add the 81st year.

Any critical period.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

menopause change of life strait rubicon great change significant head doomsday crossroad critical pass essential crisis emergency
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Antonyms

needless little auxiliary advantage minor inferior
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Hypernyms

biological time

Phrases with the word

climacteric age climacteric period

Examples

Democracy is the menopause of Western society, the Grand Climacteric of the body social. Fascism is its middle-aged lust. Jean Baudrillard

Close letter words and terms

climacophobia climacter climacterial climacteric age climacteric period climacterical