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At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all.
Baltasar Gracian

Meaning of "eighty" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EIGHTY

Old English eahtatig; related to Old Frisian achtig, Old High German ahtozug.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EIGHTY

eighty  [ˈeɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EIGHTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eighty can act as a noun and a determiner.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The determinant is a modifier that provides context to the noun, often in terms of quantity and possession.

WHAT DOES EIGHTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of eighty in the English dictionary

The first definition of eighty in the dictionary is a numeral, 80, LXXX, etc, representing this number. Other definition of eighty is the numbers 80–89, esp a person's age or the year of a particular century. Eighty is also the amount or quantity that is eight times as big as ten.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EIGHTY


deity
ˈdeɪtɪ
Haiti
ˈheɪtɪ
Kowaiti
kəʊˈweɪtɪ
Koweiti
kəʊˈweɪtɪ
Kuwaiti
kʊˈweɪtɪ
matey
ˈmeɪtɪ
maty
ˈmeɪtɪ
paneity
pæˈneɪtɪ
platy
ˈpleɪtɪ
postnati
pəʊstˈneɪtɪ
pratie
ˈpreɪtɪ
slatey
ˈsleɪtɪ
slaty
ˈsleɪtɪ
tatie
ˈteɪtɪ
weighty
ˈweɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EIGHTY

eighteenth
eighteenthly
eightfoil
eightfold
eightfoot
eighth
eighth note
eighth-grader
eighthly
eighties
eightieth
eightpence
eightpenny
eightscore
eightsman
eightsome
eightsome reel
eightvo
eighty-seven
eighty-six

WORDS THAT END LIKE EIGHTY

all righty
almighty
blighty
doughty
draughty
droughty
flighty
foughty
haughty
high and mighty
mighty
naughty
nighty
overmighty
righty
the Almighty

Synonyms and antonyms of eighty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eighty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EIGHTY

Find out the translation of eighty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eighty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eighty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

八十
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ochenta
570 millions of speakers

English

eighty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अस्सी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثَمانون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

восемьдесят
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oitenta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আশি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quatre-vingt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lapan puluh tahun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

achtzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

八十
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

80
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wolung puluh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tám mươi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எண்பது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seksen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ottanta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

osiemdziesiąt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вісімдесят
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

optzeci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ογδόντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tagtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

åttio
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

åtti
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eighty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EIGHTY»

The term «eighty» is very widely used and occupies the 19.679 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EIGHTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eighty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eighty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eighty

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10 QUOTES WITH «EIGHTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eighty.
1
Woody Allen
Eighty percent of success is showing up.
2
Fatty Arbuckle
I don't weigh a pound over one hundred and eighty and, what's more, I never did.
3
Norman Borlaug
Contrasting sharply, in the developing countries represented by India, Pakistan, and most of the countries in Asia and Africa, seventy to eighty percent of the population is engaged in agriculture, mostly at the subsistence level.
4
Jay Chiat
Eighty percent of what everyone's talking about never happens. I don't mean in terms of product development that's happening right now, I'm talking about the far-flung visions of the future.
5
John Corigliano
Eighty percent of my pieces gravitate towards an A, as a tonal thing, not at the beginning, but somewhere in it.
6
Jimmy Dean
I made more money yesterday than I ever thought I'd make in an entire lifetime. But it's like somebody's going to take it all away from me and I'll be back in Texas, installing them damned irrigation wells. I didn't like that when I was sixteen. And I know I wouldn't like it when I'm eighty.
7
Philip Emeagwali
Eighty percent of Americans with HIV do not know they are infected.
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Baltasar Gracian
At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all.
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Ray Harryhausen
I had to learn to do everything because I couldn't find another kindred soul. Now you see eighty people listed doing the same things I was doing by myself.
10
Ben Hogan
Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EIGHTY»

Discover the use of eighty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eighty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Eighty Days Yellow
Exhilarating, seductive, and tantalizingly bold, Eighty Days Yellow will leave you breathless for more. Now available: the next two books in the Eighty Days Trilogy—Eighty Days Blue and Eighty Days Red
Vina Jackson, 2012
2
Nineteen Eighty-Four
From the Hardcover edition.
George Orwell, 2009
3
Eighty-Sixed
Chronicles the experiences of the gay community as seen through the eyes of B.J. Rosenthal, whose life and world change drastically as AIDS has its impact on gays and nongays alike. Reprint.
David B. Feinberg, 2002
4
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's ...
Documents the 1889 competition between feminist journalist Nellie Bly and Cosmopolitan reporter Elizabeth Bishop to beat Jules Verne's record and each other in a round-the-globe race, offering insight into their respective daunting ...
Matthew Goodman, 2013
5
The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired ...
Traces the story of a champion equine jumper and the Dutch farmer who rescued him from the slaughterhouse, recounting how the farmer discovered Snowman's jumping talents and trained him to compete against the world's thoroughbreds.
Elizabeth Letts, 2012
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On "Nineteen Eighty-Four": Orwell and Our Future
The editors of this book assembled a distinguished group of philosophers, literary specialists, political commentators, historians, and lawyers and asked them to take a wide-ranging and uninhibited look at that question.
Abbott Gleason, Jack Goldsmith, Martha C. Nussbaum, 2010
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Jimi Hendrix Turns Eighty
Reluctantly taking up residence at an assisted-living facility outside San Francisco in 2023, Guy Fontaine realizes that his aging-hippie fellow residents are living out their golden years in perpetual tribute to the 1960s and becomes ...
Tim Sandlin, 2007
8
Unexpectedly Eighty: And Other Adaptations
Judith Viorst returns with more poems in her “Decades” poetry series detailing the highs and lows of being an octogenarian.
Judith Viorst, 2010
9
Eighty Days Red
. . . Can Summer and Dominik finally overcome the obstacles that stand between them? And will Summer choose to follow her head or her heart? Find out in the unforgettable conclusion of Vina Jackson’s red-hot romantic trilogy.
Vina Jackson, 2012
10
Love Minus Eighty
In the future, love is complicated and death is not necessarily the end. Love Minus Eighty follows several interconnected people in a disquieting vision of romantic life in the century to come.
Will McIntosh, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EIGHTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eighty is used in the context of the following news items.
1
MLS Fantasy Roundup 2015 - Round 18
I might be free-falling down the table in the Eighty Six Forever fantasy league thanks to insufficiently above average scores but that's definitely ... «Eighty Six Forever, Jul 15»
2
Eighty millions reasons why it's good to be the other Reggie Jackson
The summer windfall continues for NBA free agents, as teams continue to offer historically lavish contracts to the best available players. «ABC News, Jul 15»
3
Eighty minutes erase 20 years for pain for Super Rugby champion …
Eighty minutes erase 20 years for pain for Super Rugby champion Highlanders. RICHARD KNOWLER. Last updated 06:47, July 6 2015 ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
Matchday 19: Rapids vs. Whitecaps FC
Eighty Six Forever, for Vancouver Whitecaps fans. Home · Fanposts · Fanshots · Vancouver Whitecaps · Stories · Schedule · Roster. «Eighty Six Forever, Jul 15»
5
Study: Eighty percent of Norwalk's K-3 students are reading at or …
NORWALK -- About 80 percent of students in grades K-3 are reading at or above grade level, according to recent data from Norwalk Public ... «Thehour.com, Jul 15»
6
Colorado Rapids vs Vancouver Whitecaps: Three Questions with …
Eighty-Six Forever: David Ousted, mostly. That, and some timely goal scoring. The Whitecaps are riding a three match win streak, as you ... «Burgundy Wave, Jul 15»
7
Hundreds of Answers and Eighty-One Questions
Kevin DeYoung posted 40 questions on the Gospel Coalition website, aimed at Christians who support marriage equality. They are all the sort ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
8
On Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
British writer George Orwell's novel 1984 was translated into Chinese in 1979, and published in 1987, receiving many reprints. At least three ... «Caixin Media, Jul 15»
9
Eighty years of Social Security
Eighty years ago, on Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The new law guaranteed a basic ... «Petoskey News-Review, Jul 15»
10
Eighty years on, rural India stuck in a rut
The difference between the estimates of deprivation by NSSO and SECC is evident from the fact while the illiteracy level in rural India was seen ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»

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