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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiftysomething

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fiftysome-thing
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

num

An indeterminate value between 50 (inclusive) and 60 (exclusive).

Colloquial

noun

A person between 50 and 59 years old.

Colloquial; Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥-t(-s) Proto-Germanic *tegun(dz) Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz Old English fīftiġ Middle English fifty English fifty English -something English fiftysomething From fifty + -something.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fifty-something (alternative) fiftysomethings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

twentysomething thirtysomething fortysomething sixtysomething seventysomething eightysomething ninetysomething hundredsomething

Synonyms

quinquagenarian semicentenarian quinquagenary

Questions

What does fiftysomething mean?
An indeterminate value between 50 (inclusive) and 60 (exclusive).
Where does fiftysomething come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥-t(-s) Proto-Germanic *tegun(dz) Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz Old English fīftiġ Middle English fifty English fifty English -something English fiftysomething From fifty + -something.

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