thirties

Thân thiện

A woman in her thirties enjoys a morning jog in the park.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The decade from 1930 to 1939: A period of ten years in the 20th century, often associated with the Great Depression and pre-World War II events.
   • The time of life between 30 and 40: The age range of a person who is in their fourth decade of life.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Decade):
  • Jazz music evolved significantly during the thirties.
  • Many classic films were produced in the thirties.
• Noun (Age):
  • She entered her thirties with a new career.
  • He is in his mid-thirties and starting a family.

Advanced Usage

• "the dirty thirties": A colloquial term, especially in North America, referring to the 1930s, emphasizing the hardship of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
  • My grandparents survived the dirty thirties on a farm.
• "the roaring thirties": A less common term, sometimes used to describe the continued social and cultural energy in some spheres at the start of the decade, before the full impact of the Depression was felt globally.

Variants and Related Words

• Thirty (n, adj): The cardinal number 30.
  • She is thirty years old.
• Thirtieth (n, adj): Constituting number thirty in a sequence; the ordinal form.
  • Today is her thirtieth birthday.
• Thirtysomething (n, adj): A person in their thirties; characteristic of this age group.
  • It's a television show about thirtysomething professionals.

Synonyms

• The 1930s: The decade from 1930 to 1939.
• The fourth decade: The time of life from age 30 to 39.

Related Phrases

• In one's thirties: The state of being aged between 30 and 39.
  • He achieved his greatest success in his thirties.
• The early/late thirties: Specifying a part of the decade or age range.
  • The economic crisis began in the early thirties.
  • She had her first child in her late thirties.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the decade from 1930 to 1939
2. the time of life between 30 and 40

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 1930s
• mid-thirties
• thirty-something