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

My research broadly explores how social identities and intergenerational experiences can influence psychological well-being in adults of all ages. — Katelyn Frey, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

On intergenerational wealth, Griffin offered a strikingly unsentimental view. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 July 2026

That wasn’t its only subject; comedy and power and misogyny and creativity and intergenerational conflict and work ethic and, especially in its last few seasons, the debased state of the entertainment industry were all richly explored through lines. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

True intergenerational change demands mothers genuinely embody self-acceptance through personal work, rather than merely performing body positivity. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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