Definition of Nineties

1. Noun. The decade from 1890 to 1899.

Exact synonyms: 1890s
Generic synonyms: Decade, Decennary, Decennium

2. Noun. The decade from 1990 to 1999.
Exact synonyms: 1990s
Generic synonyms: Decade, Decennary, Decennium

3. Noun. The time of life between 90 and 100.
Exact synonyms: Mid-nineties
Generic synonyms: Time Of Life
Group relationships: Age, Eld, Geezerhood, Old Age, Years

Definition of Nineties

1. Noun. (plural of ninety) ¹

2. Noun. The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc. ¹

3. Noun. The decade of one's life from age 90 through age 99. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nineties

1. ninety [n] - See also: ninety

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nineties

nineteen twenty-one
nineteen twenty-seven
nineteen twenty-six
nineteen twenty-three
nineteen twenty-two
nineteenish
nineteenness
nineteenpence
nineteens
nineteenth
nineteenth hole
nineteenthly
nineteenths
nineth
ninethly
nineties (current term)
ninetieth
ninetieths
ninety
ninety-day wonder
ninety-eight
ninety-eighth
ninety-eighths
ninety-fifth
ninety-first
ninety-five
ninety-four
ninety-fourth
ninety-nine
ninety-nines

Literary usage of Nineties

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Contemporary Drama of England by Thomas Herbert Dickinson (1917)
"CHAPTER VIII THE BUSY nineties IN a fascinating volume entitled The Eighteen ... This spirit of the nineties had developed some years before in the vision ..."

2. History of Hall County, Nebraska: A Narrative of the Past with Special by August F. Buechler, Robert J. Barr, Dale P. Stough (1920)
"Paul O. Weinhold was in the bakery business through the 'nineties, ... The A. Beer bakery at 309 W. Third was continued into the 'nineties as the Palace ..."

3. Sixty Years with the Bible: A Record of Experience by William Newton Clarke (1909)
"... VI THE nineties IN the first week of the nineties my old teacher in Systematic Theology, who had been inspiring ..."

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