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 under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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?