nineties

UK
/ˈnaɪn.tiz/
US
/ˈnaɪn.tiz/

Translations

ninetiesnoun
UK
/ˈnaɪn.tiz/
US
/ˈnaɪn.tiz/
Plural-only noun; typically used with the definite article when referring to a decade.
девяностыеО десятилетии 1990–1999.
The nineties were a decade of rapid technological change.
Девяностые были десятилетием стремительных технологических перемен.
Additional translations
девяностыеО возрасте; разговорно, о человеке старше 90 лет.
Synonyms
the decade of the 1990s
the nineteen-nineties
the '90s
the 1990s
the final decade of the 20th century
ninetiesadjective
Attributive use meaning 'relating to the 1990s'.
девяностыхО 1990-х годах; атрибутивное употребление.
Nineties fashion is back in style.
Мода девяностых снова в моде.
ninetynoun

nineties

pl

nineties
pl
UK
/ˈnaɪn.ti/
US
/ˈnaɪn.ti/
The thermometer hit ninety today – summer is finally here.
Сегодня термометр показал девяносто – лето наконец-то пришло.
Synonyms

Definitions

ninetiesnoun
the decade from 1990 to 1999
The nineties were a decade of rapid technological change.
the years from 90 to 99 in a century or in a person's life
She is in her nineties.
ninetiesadjective
relating to the 1990s; characteristic of that decade
Nineties fashion is back in style.
ninetynoun
The figure or symbol 90, or the ninetieth point/unit in a sequence.
The answer in the quiz was ninety.
A set or group of ninety units or objects.
The teacher asked the students to count the ninety blocks in the box.
The decade of a person's life from age 90 to 99.
He remained active well into his nineties, enjoying gardening and walking.
The decade from 90 to 99 in a given century (especially the years 1990–1999).
Popular culture in the nineties was heavily influenced by the rise of the internet.