Definition

1. Adjective: Of, relating to, or characteristic of a generation or generations. It describes something that involves, affects, or distinguishes one age group or cohort from another.

Usage

The adjective "generational" is used to describe phenomena, differences, changes, or characteristics that are connected to a specific generation or to the relationships between different generations. It is typically placed before a noun. - Common Collocations: It often modifies nouns like difference, change, conflict, wealth, divide, gap, shift, trauma, cursing.

Examples

• The company is undergoing a generational shift in leadership as the founders retire.
• There is a noticeable generational difference in attitudes toward technology.
• Sociologists study generational changes in work ethics and values.
• The generational wealth gap has become a major topic of political discussion.

Advanced Usage

• "Generational change/transition": A fundamental change that occurs as one generation replaces another.
  • The industry is experiencing a generational change with the rise of digital natives.
• "Generational trauma": Psychological or emotional trauma that is transferred from one generation to the next.
  • The community is still healing from the effects of generational trauma.
• "Generational accounting": (Economics) A method of measuring the long-term economic impact of fiscal policy on different generations.
  • The report used generational accounting to assess the sustainability of the pension system.

Variants and Related Words

• Generation (n): 1. All the people born and living at about the same time. 2. The average period, generally considered to be about thirty years, during which children are born and grow up, become adults, and begin to have children. 3. A single stage in the development of a type of product or technology.
• Intergenerational (adj): Existing or occurring between different generations.
  • The program aims to foster intergenerational dialogue.
• Multigenerational (adj): Including or involving several generations.
  • They live in a multigenerational household.

Synonyms

• Cohort-based: Relating to a group of people sharing a common demographic characteristic, like year of birth.
• Age-cohort: Pertaining to a specific group defined by age.

Antonyms

• Individual: Of or for a particular person.
• Non-generational: Not relating to or characteristic of a generation.

Adjective

1. of or relating to a generation