fiftysomething
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English -something
English fiftysomething
From fifty + -something.
Numeral
fiftysomething
- (colloquial) An indeterminate value between 50 (inclusive) and 60 (exclusive).
- Coordinate terms: twentysomething, thirtysomething, fortysomething, sixtysomething, seventysomething, eightysomething, ninetysomething, hundredsomething
Noun
fiftysomething (countable and uncountable, plural fiftysomethings)
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- teen (13–19)
- vicenarian (20–29)
- twentysomething (20–29)
- tricenarian (30–39)
- thirtysomething (30–39)
- quadragenarian (40–49)
- fortysomething (40–49)
- sexagenarian (60–69)
- sixtysomething (60–69)
- septuagenarian (70–79)
- seventysomething (70–79)
- octogenarian (80–89)
- eightysomething (80–89)
- nonagenarian (90–99)
- ninetysomething (90–99)
- centenarian (100–199)
- semisupercentenarian (105–109)
- supercentenarian (110+)
Translations
a person between 50 and 59 years in age — see also quinquagenarian
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