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sixties

adj · noun · 9 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 61st through 70th years of a century (chiefly the 1960s).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • She coughed as she exhaled. Sixties weed had been nowhere near this strong.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of sixty

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

Alternative letter-case form of Sixties (The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, plural, plural-only

Examples

  • I remember living through the sixties.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The decade of one's life from age 60 through age 69.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • She retired at some point in her sixties, I don't recall exactly when.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The range between 60 and 69 Fahrenheit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Qualifier: rates

Topics: temperature

Examples

  • Highs in the mid sixties.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc. (but especially the 1960s)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • 2017 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/sixties-decade-was-it-good-sexual-revolution-swinging-london-hippies-culture-music-art-germaine-a7946506.html When asked what the Sixties were all about, most people reply: peace, love, happiness.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A period in American history centered around the counterculture movement of the late 1960s.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

the time of life between 60 and 70

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mid-sixties

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: time of life

9

noun

Meaning 9

the decade from 1960 to 1969

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 1960s

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: decade, decennary, decennium

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 六十年代 (liùshí niándài) — decade of the 1960s
  • Chinese Mandarin: 60年代 (liùshí niándài) — decade of the 1960s
  • Dutch: jaren zestig — decade of the 1960s
  • Dutch: jaren 60 — decade of the 1960s
  • Dutch: jaren 1960 — decade of the 1960s
  • Esperanto: 1960-aj jaroj — decade of the 1960s
  • Finnish: kuusikymmentäluku — decade of the 1960s
  • French: années soixante — decade of the 1960s
  • French: années 60 — decade of the 1960s
  • Georgian: სამოციანები (samocianebi) — decade of the 1960s
  • Georgian: სამოციანი წლები (samociani c̣lebi) — decade of the 1960s
  • Georgian: 60-იანები (60-ianebi) — decade of the 1960s
  • Georgian: 60-იანი წლები (60-iani c̣lebi) — decade of the 1960s
  • German: sechziger Jahre — decade of the 1960s
  • German: Sechziger — decade of the 1960s
  • Hungarian: hatvanas évek — decade of the 1960s
  • Indonesian: tahun enam puluhan — decade of the 1960s
  • Japanese: 六十年代 (rokujū-nendai) — decade of the 1960s
  • Japanese: 60年代 (rokujū-nendai) — decade of the 1960s
  • Korean: 육십년대 (yuksimnyeondae) — decade of the 1960s
  • Korean: 60년대 (yuksimnyeondae) — decade of the 1960s
  • Polish: lata sześćdziesiąte — decade of the 1960s
  • Polish: lata 60. — decade of the 1960s
  • Spanish: años sesenta — decade of the 1960s
  • Spanish: sesentas — decade of the 1960s
  • Swedish: sextiotalet — decade of the 1960s
  • Swedish: sextiotal — decade of the 1960s
  • Tagalog: dekada sesenta — decade of the 1960s
  • Welsh: trigeiniau — decade of the 1960s
  • Welsh: chwedegau — decade of the 1960s