eighty

eighty

noun \ˈā-tē\

plural eight·ies

Definition of EIGHTY

1

— see number table

2

plural : the numbers 80 to 89; specifically : the years 80 to 89 in a lifetime or century

— eight·i·eth \ˈā-tē-əth\ adjective or noun

— eighty adjective

— eighty pronoun, plural in construction

Examples of EIGHTY

1. The temperature rose to the high eighties.
2. She is in her mid-eighties.

Origin of EIGHTY

Middle English eighty, adjective, from Old English eahtatig, short for hundeahtatig, noun, group of eighty, from hund-, literally, hundred + eahta eight + -tig group of ten; akin to Old English tīen ten

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with EIGHTY

Leyte, matey, platy, slaty, weighty