Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sixtyish

/ˈsɪkstiɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: six-ty-ish
IPA: /ˈsɪkstiɪʃ/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of about sixty years of age.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The role of Alma Millet, a sour sixty-ish sexless widow, offers Carol a chance to shed the bright-eyed and brainless image that served her so well in the past."

Etymology

From sixty + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sixty

Usage

Informal

Questions

How do you pronounce sixtyish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪkstiɪʃ/.
What does sixtyish mean?: Of about sixty years of age.
Where does sixtyish come from?: From sixty + -ish.

How to pronounce sixtyish

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