adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈfɪftiz/
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CMU ARPABET:F IH1 F T IY0 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
From or evoking the 51st through 60th years of a century (chiefly the 1950s).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Don't bring ambrosia, this isn't a fifties potluck.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
plural of fifty
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The sixth decade of a century: the 1850s, 1950s, 2050s, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
I will probably be dead by the fifties.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The decade of one's life from age 50 through age 59.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
You don't really start living until you're in your fifties!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The range between 50 and 59 Fahrenheit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Qualifier: rates
Topics: temperature
Examples
It can't snow tonight; it's forecast to be in the fifties!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the time of life between 50 and 60
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mid-fifties
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time of life
7
noun
Meaning 7
the decade from 1950 to 1959
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 1950s
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decade, decennary, decennium
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
五十年代
(wǔshí niándài)
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Chinese Mandarin:
50年代
(wǔshí niándài)
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Danish:
halvtredserne
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Dutch:
jaren vijftig
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Dutch:
jaren 50
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Dutch:
jaren 1950
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Finnish:
viisikymmentäluku
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
French:
années cinquante
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
French:
années 50
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Georgian:
ორმოცდაათიანები
(ormocdaatianebi)
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Georgian:
ორმოცდაათიანი წლები
(ormocdaatiani c̣lebi)
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Georgian:
50-იანი წლები
(50-iani c̣lebi)
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Georgian:
50-იანები
(50-ianebi)
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
German:
fünfziger Jahre
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
German:
Fünfziger
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Hungarian:
ötvenes évek
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Irish:
caogaidí
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Japanese:
五十年代
(gojū-nendai)
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Japanese:
50年代
(gojū-nendai)
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Korean:
오십년대
(osimnyeondae)
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Korean:
50년대
(osimnyeondae)
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Norwegian Bokmål:
1950-tallet
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Polish:
lata pięćdziesiąte
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Polish:
lata 50.
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Spanish:
años cincuenta
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Swedish:
femtiotalet
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Swedish:
femtiotal
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
Welsh:
pumdegau
— The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
