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Meaning of "fiftyish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIFTYISH

fiftyish  [ˈfɪftɪˌɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIFTYISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fiftyish is a determiner.
The determinant is a modifier that provides context to the noun, often in terms of quantity and possession.

WHAT DOES FIFTYISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fiftyish in the English dictionary

The definition of fiftyish in the dictionary is approximately fifty.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIFTYISH


jockeyish
ˈdʒɒkɪˌɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIFTYISH

fifteener
fifteenth
fifteenthly
fifth
Fifth Amendment
fifth column
fifth columnist
fifth disease
fifth force
fifth form
Fifth Republic
fifth wheel
fifth-generation
fifth-grader
fifthly
fifties
fiftieth
fifty
fifty-fifty
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WORDS THAT END LIKE FIFTYISH

babyish
boyish
clayish
cockneyish
dandyish
dryish
fortyish
greyish
lazyish
prettyish
puppyish
sissyish
sixtyish
slyish
sorryish
thirtyish
toadyish
tomboyish
twentyish
wheyish

Synonyms and antonyms of fiftyish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fiftyish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIFTYISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

fiftyish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cincuentón
570 millions of speakers

English

fiftyish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fiftyish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fiftyish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fiftyish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cinqüentão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fiftyish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la cinquantaine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lima puluh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

um die fünfzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fiftyish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fiftyish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sèket
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fiftyish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fiftyish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पन्नास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fiftyish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cinquantenne
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fiftyish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fiftyish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fiftyish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fiftyish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fiftyish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fiftyish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fiftyish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fiftyish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIFTYISH»

The term «fiftyish» is used very little and occupies the 167.579 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIFTYISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fiftyish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fiftyish» 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 fiftyish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIFTYISH»

Discover the use of fiftyish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fiftyish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Prefixes & Suffixes Grade 3
Part II: Form an adjective ending in -ish that fits the definition given. Example: a man in his fifties. fiftyish. The suffix -ish means “relating to.” Part I: Choose the © Teacher Created Resources, Inc. #8607 PMP: Prefixes & Suffixes Grade 3 39. The.
In-House, Debra Housel, 2006
2
Safe Zone: A Novel Approach To The Drug War
A fiftyish white guyin South America with a Snowcap team, which Iguess are basically commandos. Shit,this can'tbeso, he thought. “Would youlike his number, sir?” The femalevoice repeated, a bit impatiently. “Uh, yes, please,” he stammered, ...
Thomas G. Blacklock, 2007
3
The Prosaic Journal of an Aspiring Writer
Fiftyish, short blond hair, glasses, French accent. “You play Nintendo?”she asksme. (Of allthequestions in the world!) She read the bewilderment inmy eyes. “It's been a long time, yes?”Since I was10. “You play Mario?You know Mario?
Erik Gagnon, 2009
4
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Stone is vintage Tennessee Williams. It is the story of a wealthy, fiftyish American widow, recently a famous stage beauty, but now 'drifting.' The novel opens soon after her husband's death and her retirement from the theater, as Mrs.
Tennessee Williams, 1993
5
The Tenth Case (A Jaywalker Case - Book 1)
an importer-exporter: white, Italian-American, fiftyish. Shirley Johnson, a nurse's aide at a Catholic hospital: black, God-fearing, seventy. David Wong, an engineering student: Chinese-American, late twenties. Mary Ellen TomlinsonMarchetti ...
Joseph Teller, 2009
6
Letters to America: Contemporary American Poetry on Race
Who are full, Sleek, tender-clad, fit, fiftyish, a-glow, all Sweetly abortive, hinting at fat fruit, Judge it high time that fiftyish fingers felt Beneath the lovelier planes of enterprise. To resurrect. To moisten with milky chill. To be a random hitching-post  ...
Jim Daniels, 1995
7
Fountain of Age
I even considered stretching my "older" category to include people who might be fiftyish, if there was gray in their hair, or lines on their faces, or any visible sign of " maturity" — as, for instance, Jackie Kennedy, Jack Nicholson, Michael Caine, ...
Betty Friedan, 2006
8
Let Sleeping Dogs
He turned and found that the less than pleasant, but eminently efficient, utterance came from a slender fiftyish-trying-to-look-less-than-fiftyish woman with cleverly dyed hair and a navy blue pants suit. “You are?” enquired Mathers as he walked  ...
Shaughn O'neill, 2006
9
College Level Examination Programme: Analysis and ...
You had better not throw stones upon the wrens! Herein they kiss and coddle and assault Anew and dearly in the innocence 15 With which they baffle nature. Who are full, Sleek, tender-clad, fit, fiftyish, a-glow, all Sweetly abortive, hinting at fat ...
Research & Education Association (Piscataway, NJ.)., 1995
10
Code Name: Bikini (Mills & Boon M&B)
The man was probably overweight, fiftyish and an exMarine with delusionsof operational grandeur. Probably read Soldierof Fortune religiously. A balding, middleaged man in a brown uniform walked out of the Security office. Figured.
Christina Skye, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIFTYISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fiftyish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Love & Mercy — film review
Brian Wilson, played in alternation by Paul Dano (young) and John Cusack (fiftyish), was a mentally troubled songwriter. Initially obsessed with ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
'Len and Company': Edinburgh Review
... at the tiny McGinn/Cazale Theatre on Broadway) by Michael Cullen, Ifans exudes old-school Brit-punk attitude here as the fiftyish Len Black, ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jun 15»
3
'NSFW' at Round House Theatre Company
Miranda, the beguiling, fiftyish top editor (emphasis on the guile), is played by Deborah Hazlett with fascinating flair. As the scene begins, ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jun 15»
4
Follow Your Heart in Phnom Penh with Caution
While I sat considering life ahead, a short, fiftyish Malaysian man approached me with a big “Hello! Where are you from?” and an extended ... «Khmer Times, Jun 15»
5
Tomorrow, Say Hello to a Stranger
They drifted up to catch the gaze of an attractive, fiftyish woman. She smiled one of those broad, honest, charming smiles and said, “what are ... «PJ Media, May 15»
6
'Tomorrowland' Review: The future can wait if you have better things …
Back in the present, Athena introduces Casey to the grizzled, fiftyish Frank (George Clooney), who is monitoring transmissions from ... «New York Daily News, May 15»
7
The man that he is
While the neighborhood fathers—fiftyish—sweat over simmering talyasi (cauldrons) of various pork recipes (afritada, say, and, ah, sweet ... «Inquirer.net, Apr 15»
8
Moscow, Bremen, BA: symphonic cities
By his appearance he seems fiftyish, and his rubicund face is complemented by moustache, beard and floating long hair (curiously mirrored by ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Apr 15»
9
A gun lover sees the evils of gun culture: White supremacists …
Eventually, I was introduced to the owner Zack, a fiftyish man with a paunch and a pure white handlebar mustache, wearing the jeans and shirt ... «Salon, Apr 15»
10
Kim Cattrall proves there's still a trail to blaze after 'Sex and the City'
Davina Jackson – the character into whose sensitive skin Cattrall sort of slipped here – is almost a full 180 degrees opposite: a fiftyish former ... «Haaretz, Mar 15»

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