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seventies

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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1

adj

Meaning 1

From or evoking the 71st through 80th years of a century (chiefly the 1970s).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • I know the theme of the school dance is "The 1970s" but is covering the walls, floor, and ceiling with tie-dye too seventies?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of seventy

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 decade of the 1870s, 1970s, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • I'm so bored of this decade, the seventies can't come soon enough.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The decade of one's life from age 70 through age 79.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • My grandma met her third wife when they were both in their seventies.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The range between 70 and 79.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Qualifier: rates

Topics: temperature

Examples

  • You don't need your parka today, it's in the seventies.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the time of life between 70 and 80

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mid-seventies

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: time of life

7

noun

Meaning 7

the decade from 1970 to 1979

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 1970s

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: decade, decennary, decennium

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: السبعينات (el-sabʕīnāt) — the decade of the 1970s
  • Chinese Mandarin: 七十年代 (qīshí niándài) — the decade of the 1970s
  • Chinese Mandarin: 70年代 (qīshí niándài) — the decade of the 1970s
  • Dutch: jaren zeventig — the decade of the 1970s
  • Dutch: jaren 70 — the decade of the 1970s
  • Dutch: jaren 1970 — the decade of the 1970s
  • Finnish: seitsemänkymmentäluku — the decade of the 1970s
  • French: les années soixante-dix — the decade of the 1970s
  • French: années 70 — the decade of the 1970s
  • Georgian: სამოცდაათიანები (samocdaatianebi) — the decade of the 1970s
  • Georgian: სამოცდაათიანი წლები (samocdaatiani c̣lebi) — the decade of the 1970s
  • Georgian: 70-იანები (70-ianebi) — the decade of the 1970s
  • Georgian: 70-იანი წლები (70-iani c̣lebi) — the decade of the 1970s
  • German: siebziger Jahre — the decade of the 1970s
  • German: Siebziger — the decade of the 1970s
  • Hindi: सत्तर का दशक (sattar kā daśak) — the decade of the 1970s
  • Hungarian: hetvenes évek — the decade of the 1970s
  • Indonesian: tahun tujuh puluhan — the decade of the 1970s
  • Japanese: 七十年代 (nanajū-nendai) — the decade of the 1970s
  • Japanese: 70年代 (nanajū-nendai) — the decade of the 1970s
  • Korean: 칠십년대 (chilsimnyeondae) — the decade of the 1970s
  • Korean: 70년대 (chilsimnyeondae) — the decade of the 1970s
  • Polish: lata siedemdziesiąte — the decade of the 1970s
  • Polish: lata 70. — the decade of the 1970s
  • Romanian: anii șaptezeci — the decade of the 1970s
  • Romanian: anii '70 — the decade of the 1970s
  • Spanish: años 70 — the decade of the 1970s
  • Swedish: sjuttiotalet — the decade of the 1970s
  • Swedish: sjuttiotal — the decade of the 1970s
  • Swedish: 1970-tal — the decade of the 1970s
  • Tagalog: dekada setenta — the decade of the 1970s
  • Tamil: எழுபதுகள் (eḻupatukaḷ) — the decade of the 1970s
  • Welsh: saithdegau — the decade of the 1970s
  • Welsh: seithdegau — the decade of the 1970s