nineties

nine·ty

N0111100 (nīn′tē)n. pl. nine·ties 1. The cardinal number equal to 9 × 10.2. ninetiesa. A decade or the numbers from 90 to 99: My grandparents are in their nineties. During the heat wave, the temperature stayed in the nineties.b. often Nineties The decade from 90 to 99 in a century.

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[Middle English ninti, from Old English nigontig; see newn̥ in Indo-European roots.]

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nine′ty adj. & pron.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nineties - the decade from 1890 to 1899 1890sdecade, decennary, decennium - a period of 10 years
	2.	nineties - the decade from 1990 to 19991990sdecade, decennary, decennium - a period of 10 years
	3.	nineties - the time of life between 90 and 100mid-ninetiestime of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life stateeld, geezerhood, old age, years, age - a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"

Translations

九十几岁九十几度九十年代

ninety

(ˈnainti) noun1. the number or figure 90. 九十 九十2. the age of 90. 九十歲 九十岁 adjective1. 90 in number. 九十個(人或物) 九十个的2. aged 90. 九十歲的 九十岁的ˈnineties noun plural1. the period of time between one's ninetieth and one hundredth birthdays. 九十到一百歲 九十几岁2. the range of temperatures between ninety and one hundred degrees. 九十到一百度(溫度) 九十几度（温度） 3. the period of time between the ninetieth and one hundredth years of a century. 九十年代 九十年代ˈninetieth noun1. one of ninety equal parts. 九十分之一 九十分之一2. (also adjective) the last of ninety (people, things etc); the next after the eighty-ninth. 第九十 第九十ninety- having ninety (of something). a ninety-dollar fine. 九十... (前綴) 九十...（前缀） ˈninety-year-old noun a person or animal that is ninety years old. 九十歲 九十岁 adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is ninety years old. 九十歲的 九十岁的