Fifties
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɪftiz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fifties is a noun meaning plural of fifty.
Meaning
plural of fifty.
More Meanings
- The sixth decade of a century: the 1850s, 1950s, 2050s, etc.
- The decade of one's life from age 50 through age 59.
- (temperature, rates) The range between 50 and 59 Fahrenheit.
- From or evoking the 51st through 60th years of a century (chiefly the 1950s).
Example Sentences
I will probably be dead by the fifties.
Don't bring ambrosia, this isn't a fifties potluck.
It can't snow tonight; it's forecast to be in the fifties!
You don't really start living until you're in your fifties!
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include five, onwards, midcentury, mid-century, postwar, forties.
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