sixties

Thân thiện

My grandmother is in her sixties and enjoys gardening.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The period of life between the ages of 60 and 70: Refers to the seventh decade of a person's life.
   • The decade from 1960 to 1969: Refers to the historical period constituting the sixth decade of the 20th century.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Age):

  • My grandfather is in his sixties and still very active.
  • She plans to retire in her early sixties.

• Noun (Historical Decade):

  • The music of the sixties is still popular today.
  • Many social changes occurred during the sixties.

Advanced Usage

• "The swinging sixties": A cultural term often used to describe the vibrant, liberal, and fashion-forward atmosphere, particularly in London, during the 1960s.

  • The exhibition captures the spirit of the swinging sixties.

• "The sixties generation": Refers to the cohort of people who came of age during the 1960s, often associated with countercultural movements.

  • The sixties generation challenged many traditional values.

Variants and Related Words

• Sixtieth (adj., n.): Constituting number sixty in a sequence; the ordinal form. Also, one of sixty equal parts.

  • This is his sixtieth birthday.
  • A sixtieth of the total.

• Sixty (n., adj.): The cardinal number equivalent to the product of six and ten.

  • She scored sixty points.

Synonyms

• The 1960s: The decade from 1960 to 1969.
• The seventh decade: The period of life from age 60 to 69 (context-dependent).

Related Phrases

• In one's sixties: The state of being aged between 60 and 69.

  • He learned to paint in his sixties.

• Mid-sixties: Refers roughly to the years 1964-1966 or ages 64-66.

  • The mid-sixties saw the peak of the British Invasion in music.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the time of life between 60 and 70
2. the decade from 1960 to 1969

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mid-sixties
• 1960s