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Fifty vs Fiftysomething - What's the difference?

fifty | fiftysomething |

As numerals the difference between fifty and fiftysomething

is that fifty is the cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one while fiftysomething is between fifty and sixty.

As nouns the difference between fifty and fiftysomething

is that fifty is a fifty-dollar bill while fiftysomething is a person aged between 50 and 59 years.

fifty

English

Alternative forms

* fiftie (archaic )

Numeral

(head)
  • The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.

    • Synonyms

    * : 50 * : L * fitty, fiddy (nonstandard)

    Related terms

    * Ordinal: fiftieth.

    See also

    * Last: forty-nine, forty * Next: fifty-one, sixty

    Noun

    (fifties)
  • (countable) A fifty-dollar bill.
    • Do you want small bills or are fifties OK?
  • (countable) A fifty-pound note.
  • (label) A batsman's score of at least 50 runs and less than 100 runs.

    • Statistics

    * English cardinal numbers

    fiftysomething

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fifty-something

    Noun

  • (countable, colloquial) A person aged between 50 and 59 years.
    • She was a spritely fiftysomething .

    Synonyms

    * quinquagenarian

    Numeral

    (head)
  • Between fifty and sixty.