"fifties" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɪftiz/
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fifties (not comparable)
  1. From or evoking the 51st through 60th years of a century (chiefly the 1950s). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fifties-en-adj-~fOGZaHa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (of the decade): 'fifties
Disambiguation of 'of the decade': 3 48 45 0 4

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪftiz/
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} fifties
  1. plural of fifty Tags: form-of, plural Form of: fifty
    Sense id: en-fifties-en-noun-HVLCvNol
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (of the decade): 'fifties
Disambiguation of 'of the decade': 3 48 45 0 4

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪftiz/
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} fifties pl (plural only)
  1. The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.): halvtredserne (Danish), jaren vijftig [neuter, plural] (Dutch), jaren 50 [neuter, plural] (Dutch), jaren 1950 [neuter, plural] (Dutch), viisikymmentäluku (Finnish), années cinquante [feminine, plural] (French), années 50 [feminine, plural] (French), ორმოცდაათიანები (ormocdaatianebi) (Georgian), ორმოცდაათიანი წლები (ormocdaatiani c̣lebi) (Georgian), 50-იანი წლები (50-iani c̣lebi) (Georgian), 50-იანები (50-ianebi) (Georgian), fünfziger Jahre [neuter, plural] (German), Fünfziger [plural] (German), ötvenes évek (Hungarian), caogaidí [masculine, plural] (Irish), 五十年代 (gojū-nendai) (Japanese), 50年代 (gojū-nendai) (Japanese), 50년대 (osimnyeondae) (Korean), 1950-tallet [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), lata pięćdziesiąte [plural] (Polish), lata 50. [plural] (Polish), años cincuenta (Spanish), femtiotalet [neuter] (Swedish), femtiotal [neuter] (Swedish), pumdegau [masculine, plural] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-fifties-en-noun-bLFWpsKd Disambiguation of 'The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.': 82 16 2
  2. The decade of one's life from age 50 through age 59. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-fifties-en-noun-AvPHLLRh
  3. (temperature, rates, plural only) The range between 50 and 59. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-fifties-en-noun-09ut9M9z Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Topics: temperature
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 1950s, '50s, 50s Synonyms (of the decade): 'fifties Derived forms: furious fifties
Disambiguation of 'of the decade': 3 48 45 0 4 Related terms: quinquagenarian, 2100s · 2110s · 2120s · 2130s · 2140s · 2150s · 2160s · 2170s · 2180s · 2190s, 2000s · 2010s · 2020s · 2030s · 2040s · 2050s · 2060s · 2070s · 2080s · 2090s, 1900s · 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s, 1800s · 1810s · 1820s · 1830s · 1840s · 1850s · 1860s · 1870s · 1880s · 1890s, 1700s · 1710s · 1720s · 1730s · 1740s · 1750s · 1760s · 1770s · 1780s · 1790s, 1300s · 1310s · 1320s · 1330s · 1340s · 1350s · 1360s · 1370s · 1380s · 1390s, 00s · 10s · 20s · 30s · 40s · 50s · 60s · 70s · 80s · 90s, '00s · '10s · '20s · '30s · '40s · '50s · '60s · '70s · '80s · '90s, 00's · 10's · 20's · 30's · 40's · 50's · 60's · 70's · 80's · 90's, zeros, zeroes, aughts, noughties, oughts · oneties, tens, teens · twenties · thirties · forties · fifties · sixties · seventies · eighties · nineties, Gay Nineties · Naughty Nineties · Roaring Twenties · Dirty Thirties · Swinging Sixties

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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "word": "viisikymmentäluku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "années cinquante"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "années 50"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ormocdaatianebi",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "word": "ორმოცდაათიანები"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ormocdaatiani c̣lebi",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "word": "ორმოცდაათიანი წლები"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "50-iani c̣lebi",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "word": "50-იანი წლები"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "50-ianebi",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "word": "50-იანები"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "fünfziger Jahre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Fünfziger"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "word": "ötvenes évek"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "caogaidí"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gojū-nendai",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "word": "五十年代"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gojū-nendai",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "word": "50年代"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "osimnyeondae",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "word": "50년대"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "1950-tallet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "lata pięćdziesiąte"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "lata 50."
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "word": "años cincuenta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "femtiotalet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "femtiotal"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "pumdegau"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fifties"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "fifties (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Don't bring ambrosia, this isn't a fifties potluck."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Gabriella Gahlia Modan, Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place, Wiley, page 4",
          "text": "As they inspect the message, \"Happy B-day Netta,\" the bakery clerk places four plastic figures around the edges of the cake. The figures have fifties hairstyles and clothing, and they are in rock 'n roll dancing poses.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "From or evoking the 51st through 60th years of a century (chiefly the 1950s)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪftiz/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "of the decade",
      "word": "'fifties"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fifties"
}

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