Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sixtysomething

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
six-tysome-thing
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

num

An indeterminate value between 60 (inclusive) and 70 (exclusive).

Colloquial

noun

A person between 60 and 69 years old.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sixty + -something.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sixty-something (alternative) sixtysomethings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

twentysomething thirtysomething fortysomething fiftysomething seventysomething eightysomething ninetysomething hundredsomething

Synonyms

sexagenarian hexagenarian sexagenary

Questions

What does sixtysomething mean?
An indeterminate value between 60 (inclusive) and 70 (exclusive).
Where does sixtysomething come from?
From sixty + -something.

How to pronounce sixtysomething

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