Meanings
alternative 'seventies
- pluralplural onlyThe decade of the 1870s, 1970s, etc.
I'm so bored of this decade, the seventies can't come soon enough.
2 more examples
Our readers — and contributors — are apt to elect a good deal according to years. The seventies and eighties, we may suppose, are concerned for the large educational and cultural interests of their Alma Mater; the nineties are deep in the practical and business activities; the noughties are not naughty, but still young enough to sport a fantastic costume at reunion and let the college wag as it will; the oneties are the really wise as to what the college ought to be, especially on its athletic side, but as contributors modest.
1914, Amherst College, Amherst Graduates' Quarterly, volume 4, page 6'The Bride' [a snowdrop variety], found in the early Seventies at Foxcote Farm near Cheltenham, was his first discovery. It's a poculiform (cup-shaped) G. elwesii] with six pure white petals of the same length.
2015 February 7, Val Bourne, “The quiet man of the world of snowdrops”, in The Daily Telegraph (London), page G8 - pluralplural onlyThe decade of one's life from age 70 through age 79.
My grandma met her third wife when they were both in their seventies.
- pluralplural onlyratestemperatureThe range between 70 and 79.
You don't need your parka today, it's in the seventies.
alternative 'seventies
- not comparableFrom or evoking the 71st through 80th years of a century (chiefly the 1970s).
I know the theme of the school dance is "The 1970s" but is covering the walls, floor, and ceiling with tie-dye too seventies?
1 more example
Among rock critics and journalists, there is an overwhelming bias to view the late sixties in a positive light and seventies music as an unfortunate decline into commercialism at the expense of musical authenticity.
2011, John Covach, “The Hippie Aesthetic: Cultural Positioning and Musical Ambition in Early Progressive Rock”, in Mark Spicer, editor, Rock Music, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 65
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 七十年代, 70年代
- 七十年代 (qīshí niándài)the decade of the 1970s
- 70年代 (qīshí niándài)the decade of the 1970s
Dutch jaren zeventig, jaren 70
- jaren zeventigthe decade of the 1970s
- jaren 70the decade of the 1970s
- jaren 1970the decade of the 1970s
Finnish seitsemänkymmentäluku
- seitsemänkymmentälukuthe decade of the 1970s
French les années soixante-dix, années 70
- les années soixante-dixthe decade of the 1970s
- années 70the decade of the 1970s
German siebziger Jahre, Siebziger
- siebziger Jahrethe decade of the 1970s
- Siebzigerthe decade of the 1970s
Hindi सत्तर का दशक
- सत्तर का दशक (sattar kā daśak)the decade of the 1970s
Hungarian hetvenes évek
- hetvenes évekthe decade of the 1970s
Indonesian tahun tujuh puluhan
- tahun tujuh puluhanthe decade of the 1970s
Japanese 七十年代, 70年代
- 七十年代 (nanajū-nendai)the decade of the 1970s
- 70年代 (nanajū-nendai)the decade of the 1970s
Korean 칠십년대, 70년대
- 칠십년대 (chilsimnyeondae)the decade of the 1970s
- 70년대 (chilsimnyeondae)the decade of the 1970s
Polish lata siedemdziesiąte, lata 70.
- lata siedemdziesiątethe decade of the 1970s
- lata 70.the decade of the 1970s
Romanian anii șaptezeci, anii ’70
- anii șaptezecithe decade of the 1970s
- anii ’70the decade of the 1970s
Spanish años 70
- años 70the decade of the 1970s
Swedish sjuttiotalet, sjuttiotal
- sjuttiotaletthe decade of the 1970s
- sjuttiotalthe decade of the 1970s
- 1970-talthe decade of the 1970s
Tagalog dekada setenta
- dekada setentathe decade of the 1970s
Tamil எழுபதுகள்
- எழுபதுகள் (eḻupatukaḷ)the decade of the 1970s
Welsh saithdegau, seithdegau
- saithdegauthe decade of the 1970s
- seithdegauthe decade of the 1970s
Cite this entry
seventies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seventies
“seventies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seventies. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seventies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seventies.
Source: seventies on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.