Ninetieth
/ˈnaɪn.ti.əθ/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The person or thing in the ninetieth position.
- 2 position 90 in a countable series of things wordnet
- 3 One of ninety equal parts of a whole.
Adjective
- 1 The ordinal form of the number ninety. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 the ordinal number of ninety in counting order wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Ever since her ninetieth birthday, my grandmother's been deaf as a post."
Etymology
From earlier ninteth, from Middle English nyntithe; for the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.