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PRONUNCIATION OF FORTYISH

fortyish  [ˈfɔːtɪɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORTYISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fortyish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FORTYISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fortyish in the English dictionary

The definition of fortyish in the dictionary is looking about forty years of age.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORTYISH


babyish
ˈbeɪbɪɪʃ
boyish
ˈbɔɪɪʃ
clayish
ˈkleɪɪʃ
dandyish
ˈdændɪɪʃ
dilettanteish
ˌdɪləˈtæntɪɪʃ
dryish
ˈdraɪɪʃ
greyish
ˈɡreɪɪʃ
highish
ˈhaɪɪʃ
lazyish
ˈleɪzɪɪʃ
prettyish
ˈprɪtɪɪʃ
puppyish
ˈpʌpɪɪʃ
sissyish
ˈsɪsɪɪʃ
sixtyish
ˈsɪkstɪɪʃ
slyish
ˈslaɪɪʃ
sorryish
ˈsɒrɪɪʃ
thirtyish
ˈθɜːtɪɪʃ
toadyish
ˈtəʊdɪɪʃ
tomboyish
ˈtɒmbɔɪɪʃ
twentyish
ˈtwɛntɪɪʃ
wheyish
ˈweɪɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORTYISH

fortuity
Fortuna
fortunate
fortunately
fortunateness
fortune
fortune cookie
fortune hunter
fortune-hunter
fortune-hunting
fortune-teller
fortune-telling
fortuneless
fortunize
forty
forty winks
forty-five
forty-niner
forty-ninth parallel
forum

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORTYISH

boobyish
countryish
essayish
fiftyish
flunkeyish
fogyish
goyish
grannyish
hobbledehoyish
jockeyish
ladyish
nannyish
ninnyish
pixyish
pygmyish
schoolboyish
shyish
Toryish
toyish
zanyish

Synonyms and antonyms of fortyish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fortyish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORTYISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

fortyish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuarentona
570 millions of speakers

English

fortyish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fortyish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fortyish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fortyish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quarentona
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fortyish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la quarantaine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fortyish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vierzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fortyish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fortyish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepiye wae
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fortyish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fortyish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चाळीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fortyish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sulla quarantina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fortyish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fortyish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fortyish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fortyish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fortyish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fortyish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fortyish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fortyish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTYISH»

The term «fortyish» is used very little and occupies the 154.210 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTYISH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORTYISH»

Discover the use of fortyish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fortyish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Leaving Leningrad
8. A. Woman,. Fortyish,. with. Acne. When I was a high school student, I used to get the highest grades in psychology, social studies, and history, and the lowest in physics and chemistry. I loved literature and languages but hated math. I didn't  ...
Li͡udmila Shtern, 2001
2
Clairvoyance (For Those In The Desert): Performance Pieces, ...
Three women watch— a teenager, a fortyish woman, and an elderly woman. Later the fortyish woman tells us how exciting and beautiful we are as we work together. Her teenage daughter leers at us, killing our reception of her mother's ...
Joanna Frueh, 2008
3
Building a Community of Citizens: Civil Society in the 21st ...
As the 1990s began, fortyish Boomers flooded the leadership ranks of the local institutions that dominate a child's world. As they elbowed out the more tolerant fifty and sixtysomething Silent (who had set the tone for 13ers), they set a new ...
Don E. Eberly, 1994
4
Joseph L. Mankiewicz: Interviews
"Fortyish. You know, there's an old cue that never fails to stimulate some bitchy theatrical wisecracks — just drop the name of the current fortyish actress who is having to decide for the first time whether to play the mother of a late teenager.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Brian Dauth, 2008
5
Saturday Review of Literature
Do your personals have to be crammed with so many "twentyish," "thirtyish," and " fortyish" people, especially "gals"? I know you don't have any control over this, but it worries me when I try to picture them. 'Twentyish." Right away I'm suspicious  ...
‎1945
6
The Inheritance: And Other Stories
The collection is comprised of three generous offerings from Robin Hobb, including the title story, which makes its U.S. debut here, and a brand-new tale, "Cat's Meat.
Robin Hobb, Megan Lindholm, 2011
7
They Shouldn't Make You Promise That
They Shouldn't Make You Promise That is both a joy and a heartbreak to read.
Lois Simmie, 2002
8
Saturday Review
Box 209-K. FULL OF PEP, cultured, Intelligent lady, fortyish, New York State, would enjoy hearing from gentlemen, flftyish. Box 210-K. YOUNG MALE WRITER , veteran, honorably discharged, seeks patrons for cultural publication designed to ...
Bernard Augustine De Voto, 1944
9
Untamable [Moonlight Cravings]
She strode inside to follow through with the plan but stopped dead in her tracks when her eyes met those of a fortyish woman who stared at her with the same eyes as Sidda's and those she'd seen on the blonde. Air rushed in and out of ...
Sayde Grace
10
The Entire Packet: Poems on Physical and Spiritual Reality
The violist, on the cellist's left, fortyish but slim with a swatch of hair strands across his bald pate follows the cello on themes with subdued perfection blending in precision, never calling attention to his instrument. The second violinist, on the ...
H. Wagener, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORTYISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fortyish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Right or wrong, gumption is Riecken's essence
It was the mid-1980s, and Riecken, then a fortyish community activist living in Downtown Evansville, got her back up. The police weren't doing enough, she ... «Evansville Courier & Press, Jul 15»
2
'Self/Less' review: No Gandhi for you in Ben Kingsley stinker made …
That just reminds Damian of how he blew off his own, now fortyish daughter (Michelle Dockery). The best thing about “Self/Less” is watching ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron, 'Eightball' Will Knock You Out
As for trends, "teenage boys will adopt the 'balding, paunchy, fortyish businessman' look." Clowes can definitely be a downer. In "The Party," he ... «KCCU, Jun 15»
4
Beach Weddings and Russian Shelling
The driver, we'll call him Alexei, is fortyish with deep blue eyes and a large frame. He becomes animated when he speaks about his wife and ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
5
Spy: Melissa McCarthy steals the show in a great secret-agent spoof
A fortyish desk-bound employee, she labours in a crappy, vermin-ridden basement office in Langley, Va., where her job is making other people ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
6
'NSFW' at Round House Theatre Company
Aiden, fortyish, is the canny, conniving editor, and James Whalen brings a dandy drive to the dude. He's boss over three staffers whose quirks ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jun 15»
7
Cannes Film Festival: reviews of My Mother, Son of Saul, Amy, and …
about a fortyish filmmaker (Margherita Buy) and her brother (Moretti taking the smaller role) finding their lives first pinpricked, then increasingly ... «Financial Times, May 15»
8
Tomorrow's Advance Man
In many respects, he is the quintessential Silicon Valley venture capitalist: an imposing, fortyish, long-celebrated white man. (Forbes's Midas ... «The New Yorker, May 15»
9
Carey Mulligan stars in a book report on Far From The Madding Crowd
Sheen, playing Mr. Boldwood, the fortyish bachelor who persistently courts Bathsheba, is all flop sweat and fidgeting; he's pitiful, and ... «A.V. Club, Apr 15»
10
Movie Review: WHILE WE'RE YOUNG (with link to video)
And it shows how far one fortyish couple (played by Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts) will go, to try to re-capture the spirit of their youth. When Stiller ... «Hawaii News Now, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Fortyish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fortyish>. Apr 2024 ».
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