nineties

ˈnaɪntiz

Definition

Definition of nineties - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

agethe age range from 90 to 99 years

She remained active well into her nineties.

1990sthe decade from 1990 to 1999

The nineties were a time of great technological change.

temperature

temperatures or rates between 90 and 99

The temperature stayed in the nineties all week.

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Expressions with nineties

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in one's nineties

adj.

aged between 90 and 99 years old

My grandmother is in her nineties and still active.

be in one's nineties

have an age between 90 and 99 years old

My grandmother is in her nineties.

mid-nineties

age between 94 and 96 years old

She remained active well into her mid-nineties.

naughty nineties

the 1890s known for fun and relaxed morals

The play captures the spirit of the naughty nineties.

Origin of nineties

English, nine + -ties (decade suffix)

Examples of nineties in a sentence

Many in their nineties enjoy gardening.
Fashion in the nineties was quite bold.
The nineties saw the rise of the internet.
Sales figures remained in the nineties for months.
The car's speedometer hit the nineties on the highway.

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French:nonagénaires, années 90, ...
German:90er Jahre, Neunziger, ...
Italian:anni novanta, anni Novanta, ...
Spanish:noventa, años noventa, ...
Portuguese:anos noventa, anos 90, ...
Chinese:九十多岁, 90年代, ...
Japanese:90代, 90年代, ...
Arabic:العقد التاسع من العمر, تِسْعِينِيَّات, ...
Hebrew:שְׁנוֹת הַתִּשְׁעִים לַחַיִּים, שְׁנוֹת הַתִּשְׁעִים, ...
Russian:девяностые, девяностые годы, ...
Ukrainian:дев'яності, дев'яності роки, ...
Hindi:नब्बे की उम्र, नब्बे का दशक, ...
Bengali:নব্বইয়ের ঘর, নব্বইয়ের দশক, ...
Catalan:norantena, anys noranta, ...
Czech:devadesátá léta, hodnoty v devadesátých, ...
Danish:halvfemserne, 1990'erne, ...
Dutch:negentiger jaren, nineties, ...
Greek:ενενήντα, δεκαετία του 1990, ...
Hungarian:kilencvenes évek, 1990-es évek, ...
Khmer:វ័យកៅសិបឆ្នាំ, ទសវត្សរ៍ឆ្នាំ១៩៩០, ...
Korean:90대, 90년대, ...
Persian:دهه نود زندگی, دهه نود میلادی, ...
Polish:dziewięćdziesiątka, lata dziewięćdziesiąte, ...
Portuguese (BR):década de noventa, anos 90, ...
Romanian:anii nouăzeci, anii '90, ...
Swedish:nittiotal, 90-talet, ...
Thai:วัยเก้าสิบ, ทศวรรษ 1990, ...
Turkish:doksanlı yaşlar, doksanlar, ...
Vietnamese:tuổi chín mươi, thập niên 90, ...

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