Meaning

3 senses
  1. (plural, plural only)The decade of one's life from age 90 through age 99.

    the decade from 1990 to 1999

  2. (plural, plural only)The range between 90 and 99.

    My ideal bracket of temperature ranges from the sixties up to the nineties.

    the time of life between 90 and 100

  3. The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

    neunziger Jahre, Neunziger, Neunzigerjahre

    девяно́стыеdevjanóstyje, десятиле́тие девяно́стых годо́вdesjatilétije devjanóstyx godóv

    дев'яностіdevʺjanosti

    the decade from 1890 to 1899

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the decade of the 1990s:
Русский
By meaning 1
the decade of the 1990s:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the decade of the 1990s:

Forms

plural: the nineties

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the time of life between 90 and 100:mid-nineties
  • the decade from 1990 to 1999:1990s
  • the decade from 1890 to 1899:1890s

Word family

7 related words

See also

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