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ninety

/ˈnaɪn.di/noun, adjective2 syllables

Ninety means: being ten more than eighty.

Synonyms for ninety3

noun, as in the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine

90, XC

adjective, as in being ten more than eighty

90, xc, cardinal

What does ninety mean?2

adjective

1

being ten more than eighty

noun

1

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Ninety in a sentence

  • Ninety-five percent of the world's oceans remain unexplored, unseen by human eyes.Hybrid
  • The ball is round, and the game lasts ninety minutes.sundown
  • She paid a hundred euros, or ninety-eight euros to be precise.sundown
  • The old woman is ninety years old, but her cognitive abilities are impressive.LB
  • Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, hundred.Eldad
  • Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred.kebukebu
  • Few people live to be ninety years old.CK
  • Ninety percent of all drivers think they're above average.Hybrid

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