fifties

== English == === Alternative forms === (of the decade) 'fifties === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪftiz/ === Noun === fifties plural of fifty === Noun === fifties pl (plural only) The sixth decade of a century: the 1850s, 1950s, 2050s, etc. The decade of one's life from age 50 through age 59. (temperature, rates) The range between 50 and 59 Fahrenheit. ==== Synonyms ==== 1950s, '50s, 50s ==== Derived terms ==== furious fifties nineteen-fifties ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== quinquagenarian === Adjective === fifties (not comparable) From or evoking the 51st through 60th years of a century (chiefly the 1950s). === Anagrams === Tiffies, iffiest, stiffie