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nine·ty N0111100 (nīn′tē)n. pl. nine·ties 1. The cardinal number equal to 9 × 10.2. ninetiesa. A decade or the numbers from 90 to 99: My grandparents are in their nineties. During the heat wave, the temperature stayed in the nineties.b. often Nineties The decade from 90 to 99 in a century.
[Middle English ninti, from Old English nigontig; see newn̥ in Indo-European roots.]
nine′ty adj. & pron.ninety (ˈnaɪntɪ) n, pl -ties1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine. See also number12. (Mathematics) a numeral, 90, XC, etc, representing this number3. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 90 unitsdeterminera. amounting to ninety: ninety times out of a hundred. b. (as pronoun): at least ninety are thought to be missing. [Old English nigontig]nine•ty (ˈnaɪn ti)
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adj. n. 1. a cardinal number, ten times nine. 2. a symbol for this number, as 90 or XC. 3. a set of this many persons or things. 4. nineties, the numbers from 90 through 99, as in referring to the years of a lifetime or of a century or to degrees of temperature. adj. 5. amounting to 90 in number. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English nigontig. See nine, -ty1] nine′ti•eth, adj., n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ninety - the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine90, XClarge integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten | | Adj. | 1. |  ninety - being ten more than eighty 90, xccardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers" |
Translationsninety (ˈnainti) noun1. the number or figure 90. 九十 九十2. the age of 90. 九十歲 九十岁 adjective1. 90 in number. 九十個(人或物) 九十个的2. aged 90. 九十歲的 九十岁的ˈnineties noun plural1. the period of time between one's ninetieth and one hundredth birthdays. 九十到一百歲 九十几岁2. the range of temperatures between ninety and one hundred degrees. 九十到一百度(溫度) 九十几度（温度） 3. the period of time between the ninetieth and one hundredth years of a century. 九十年代 九十年代ˈninetieth noun1. one of ninety equal parts. 九十分之一 九十分之一2. (also adjective) the last of ninety (people, things etc); the next after the eighty-ninth. 第九十 第九十ninety- having ninety (of something). a ninety-dollar fine. 九十... (前綴) 九十...（前缀） ˈninety-year-old noun a person or animal that is ninety years old. 九十歲 九十岁 adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is ninety years old. 九十歲的 九十岁的
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be up to ninetyTo be extremely busy or overworked; to have many things to contend with at once. Primarily heard in Ireland. Sorry I haven't been in touch, but between work and our new baby, I've just been up to ninety lately! We're up to ninety in here, Mary! Could you take this order out to table 10 straight away, please?See also: ninety, upup to ninetyExtremely busy or overworked; having many things to contend with at once. Primarily heard in Ireland. Sorry I haven't been in touch, but between work and our new baby, I've just been up to ninety lately! We're up to ninety in here, Mary! Could you take this order out to table 10 straight away, please?See also: ninety, upGenius is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.Genius or things considered to have the quality of genius derive from brilliant ideas or intellect but moreso through hard work. All these successful entrepreneurs had great ideas, sure, but they worked extremely hard to realize them. Genius is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.See also: 10, 90, and, genius, inspiration, percentGenius is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration.Prov. People get brilliant results primarily by working hard, not because they have special inborn powers. Child: Betty always does the best drawings in art class. She must be a genius. Father: If you worked hard, you could do just as well. Remember, genius is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration.See also: and, genius, inspiration, ninety, percent, perspiration, tenninety
ninety1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine 2. a numeral, 90, XC, etc., representing this number ninety
Synonyms for ninetynoun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nineSynonymsRelated Wordsadj being ten more than eightySynonymsRelated Words |