Eighties

adj, noun

adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of eighty form-of, plural
  2. 2
    The decade of the 1880s, 1980s, etc. plural, plural-only

    "Only kids born in the eighties remember this song!"

  3. 3
    the time of life between 80 and 90 wordnet
  4. 4
    The decade of one's life from age 80 through age 89. plural, plural-only

    "Only folks in their eighties remember this song!"

  5. 5
    the decade from 1980 to 1989 wordnet
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  1. 6
    The range between 80 and 89. plural, plural-only

    "No wonder I'm sweating, it's in the eighties!"

  2. 7
    the decade from 1880 to 1889 wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    From or evoking the 81st through 90th years of a century (chiefly the 1980s). not-comparable

    "Sue picked a playlist of eighties music for the dinner to remind her wife of that night they met all those years ago."

Synonyms

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'80s1880s1980s1980s80smid eighties

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"Mrs. Klein is already in her eighties, but she's still very spry."

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