1940s

1. 1.

   the decade from 1940 to 1949

   Synonymsforties

   Broaderdecade

Questions about 1940s

What does 1940s mean?

1940s means "the decade from 1940 to 1949".

How many syllables are in 1940s?

1940s has 1 syllable: 1940s.

What is another word for 1940s?

Close synonyms include forties. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is 1940s a common word?

1940s is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.