Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seventysomething

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sev-en-tysome-thing
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

num

An indeterminate value between 70 (inclusive) and 80 (exclusive).

Colloquial

noun

A person between 70 and 79 years old.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

From seventy + -something.

Usage

Inflected Forms

seventy-something (alternative) seventysomethings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

twentysomething thirtysomething fortysomething fiftysomething sixtysomething eightysomething ninetysomething hundredsomething

Synonyms

septuagenarian septuagenary

Questions

What does seventysomething mean?
An indeterminate value between 70 (inclusive) and 80 (exclusive).
Where does seventysomething come from?
From seventy + -something.

How to pronounce seventysomething

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