fiftyish

F4I1F4T1Y4I1S1H4
/ˈfɪftiɪʃ/

adjective

Approximately fifty, particularly around fifty years old.

OriginEnglish fifty ← Middle English fifty ← Old English fīftiġ →
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Meanings

adjectivefiftyish (not comparable)
  1. not comparableApproximately fifty, particularly around fifty years old.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Germanic*fimf
  3. Proto-Germanic*tigiwiz
  4. Proto-Germanic*fimf tigiwiz
  5. Old Englishfīftiġ
  6. Middle Englishfifty
  7. Englishfifty
  8. Englishfiftyish

From fifty + -ish.

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APA

fiftyish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiftyish

MLA

“fiftyish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiftyish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiftyish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiftyish.

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