ninety

noun

nine·ty | \ ˈnīn-tē

plural nineties

Definition of ninety

1 : a number equal to nine times 10 — see Table of Numbers

2 nineties plural : the numbers 90 to 99 specifically : the years 90 to 99 in a lifetime or century She's in her nineties.

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Other Words from ninety

ninetieth \ ˈnīn-tē-əth

\ adjective or noun

ninety adjective

ninety pronoun, plural in construction

Examples of ninety in a Sentence

During the nineties, he was going to college and working part-time.

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In the golden age of the romantic comedy—from the nineties to the early two-thousands—these experiences could not be found onscreen. — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, "What “Always Be My Maybe” Gets About Making an Asian-American Rom-Com," 4 June 2019 There was a nineties renovation in the kitchen, but the majority of the house had all the original moldings, so just going back and restoring that. — Joanna Saltz, House Beautiful, "Five Designers on How to Make Old Things New Again," 8 Feb. 2019 There were one or two little ones in the early nineties, like a really bad horror film about serial killers in 1991 that wanted to be a blockbuster. — Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, "Sandi Tan’s Shirkers May Be the Year’s Most Compelling Grifter Story," 15 Oct. 2018 If memory serves, the late-nineties price was $8 per foot. — Ben Hewitt, Popular Mechanics, "The Joy and Agony of Drilling Your Own Well," 31 Jan. 2017 Her friends were supportive, too: High school buddy Brian Atwood, now a successful shoe designer, convinced McCarthy, who had impatiently dropped out of college, to move to Manhattan in the early nineties. — David A. Keeps, Good Housekeeping, "Funny Girl: Exclusive Interview with Melissa McCarthy," 6 Nov. 2012 The silhouettes evolved over the years, from formfitting dresses in the sixties to eccentric caftans in the nineties, but her joyful, luxurious approach to dressing remained, emphasizing Franklin's star power. — Halie Lesavage, Glamour, "Remembering Aretha Franklin: A Look Back at Her Most Iconic Fashion Moments," 16 Aug. 2018 News broke on Thursday, October 25, that a remake of the seminal nineties movie Clueless is currently in development. — Abby Gardner, Glamour, "A Clueless Remake Is Officially in the Works—and People Have Thoughts," 26 Oct. 2018 But The Girl—overall very nineties low-key, clubby music. — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, "Derek Lam's Holiday Entertaining Musts," 8 Dec. 2014

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