Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being nine more than fifty; the number 59.
   • Denoting a quantity consisting of fifty-nine items or units.

Usage

• The adjective "fifty-nine" is used to describe a specific cardinal number between fifty-eight and sixty. It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb).
• It is written with a hyphen.

Examples

• Attributive use (before a noun):
  • She collected fifty-nine different stamps.
  • The recipe requires fifty-nine grams of sugar.
• Predicative use (after a linking verb):
  • His age is fifty-nine.
  • The total number of participants was fifty-nine.

Advanced Usage

• "Fifty-nine" as a numeric label: Often used to identify items in a sequence, such as a page, chapter, or bus route (e.g., ).
• "Fifty-nine" in time expressions: Can be used to indicate minutes before the hour (e.g., ), though this is less common than "one minute to."

Variants and Related Words

• 59: The numeric symbol for "fifty-nine."
• LIX: The Roman numeral for 59.
• Fifty-ninth (59th): The ordinal number form, meaning "constituting number fifty-nine in a sequence."

Synonyms

• LIX (Roman numeral form).
• 59 (numeric form).

Related Phrases

• Fifty-nine fifty-nine: A phrase sometimes used to denote the year 1959 or a specific time (5:59).
• On the fifty-nine: Informal phrase meaning "at the last possible moment," derived from the idea of 59 minutes past the hour.

Adjective

1. being nine more than fifty