ninety

/ˈnaɪn.ti/

nounadjectivenine · ty

NINE + TY: start with “nine,” then add “ty” to make ninety.

Yes, it's ninety. Don’t write *nine-ty*—drop the final E in “nine” before adding “-ty.”

Definitions

  1. nounthe number 90
  2. adjectivehaving the number 90

Examples

  • Ninety students signed up for the field trip.
  • The recipe needs ninety grams of flour.
  • My grandpa turned ninety last spring.

Synonyms

90xcninety (90)

Translations

ES noventaPT noventaFR quatre-vingt-dix

Common misspellings

nintyninteyninteenineyninentynineteyninetty

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