adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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