intergenerational

adjective

in·​ter·​gen·​er·​a·​tion·​al ˌin-tər-ˌje-nə-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl 

variants or less commonly inter-generational

: existing or occurring between generations

intergenerational differences

intergenerational communication

Examples of intergenerational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Long viewed as passive managers of intergenerational wealth or charitable philanthropic donors writing checks on the sidelines, these families are now becoming central actors in geopolitics, public-private finance, and sustainable development. —Sergio Alonso Fernández De Córdova Y De Veyga, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025

His studio albums — 1995’s Brown Sugar, 2000’s Voodoo, and 2014’s Black Messiah — each relayed a vision of Black music as an intergenerational cultural project. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025

Captured in the quotidian poetry of the phone call, conversations between grandmothers and granddaughters shed light on intergenerational inheritance and evolution. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025

Maybe your friends haven’t seen platonic intergenerational friendship or healthy friendship between a man and a woman. —R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for intergenerational

• multigenerational
• nondenominational
• psychoeducational
• undenominational
• aspirational
• avocational
• calculational
• combinational
• computational
• conformational
• confrontational
• congregational